Patents by Inventor Trisha Whaley

Trisha Whaley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ACCURATE ROLLING LINE ALIGNMENT FOR FORMING ALUMINUM HEAT EXCHANGERS
    Publication number: 20260233282
    Abstract: A method for controlling an adjustable rolling line includes obtaining, while the line is operating, a first measurement of a first convolution spacing of first corrugated material formed from coiled material by a pair of primary rollers and one or more adjustable finger tensioners, determining, based on the first measurement, one or more first adjustments to the one or more adjustable finger tensioners, and adjusting, based on the one or more first adjustments, the one or more adjustable finger tensioners. The method also includes obtaining, while the line is operating, a second measurement of a second convolution spacing of second corrugated material formed from the first corrugated material by a pair of adjustable restrike rollers, determining, based on the second measurement, one or more second adjustments to the pair of adjustable restrike rollers, and adjusting, based on the one or more second adjustments, the pair of adjustable restrike rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2025
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Clay Bobel, Daniel Ryan, Diptak Bhattacharya, Robert M. Macartney, Todd R. Hellert, Sean Robert Wagner, Trisha Whaley