Patents by Inventor Wemer Zobel

Wemer Zobel 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).

  • Flat tube block heat exchanger
    Patent number: 6668916
    Abstract: A flat tube block heat exchanger with a plurality of flat tubes with deformed ends. The deformed ends have broad sides that have been deformed to expose the inner surface of the flat tubes. The exposed inner surfaces of the flat tubes are bonded to the exposed inner surface of an adjacent flat tube. The bonded inner surfaces of the adjacent flat tubes form a fluid barrier with tanks located at opposite ends of the flat tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Wemer Zobel, Jorg Soldner, Herbert Marschner, Harald Schatz
  • Flat tube block heat exchanger
    Publication number: 20030056945
    Abstract: A flat tube block heat exchanger with a plurality of flat tubes with deformed ends. The deformed ends have broad sides that have been deformed to expose the inner surface of the flat tubes. The exposed inner surfaces of the flat tubes are bonded to the exposed inner surface of an adjacent flat tube. The bonded inner surfaces of the adjacent flat tubes form a fluid barrier with tanks located at opposite ends of the flat tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Wemer Zobel, Jorg Soldner, Herbert Marschner, Harald Schatz