Patents by Inventor William Niebur

William Niebur 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).

  • Patent number: 9879917
    Abstract: Heat exchange apparatus comprises a plurality of thermally conductive, moisture impervious sheets. Each sheet comprises a plurality of corrugations. The plurality of sheets are disposed in a stack such that each alternate sheet has its corrugations affixed to and disposed at an angle to the corrugations of an adjacent sheet to provide a plurality of separate flow pathways. The plurality of separate flow pathways comprises first predetermined pathways and second predetermined pathways. The stack of sheets have first end portions disposed to provide a first inlets and a first outlets for the first predetermined pathways and second end portions to provide second inlets and second outlets for the second predetermined pathways. The corrugations forming the second predetermined pathways comprise a wettable surface. The first predetermined pathways are adapted for a first fluid flow and the second predetermined pathways are adapted for a countercurrent second fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Gerald William Niebur
  • Publication number: 20160290725
    Abstract: Heat exchange apparatus comprises a plurality of thermally conductive, moisture impervious sheets. Each sheet comprises a plurality of corrugations. The plurality of sheets are disposed in a stack such that each alternate sheet has its corrugations affixed to and disposed at an angle to the corrugations of an adjacent sheet to provide a plurality of separate flow pathways. The plurality of separate flow pathways comprises first predetermined pathways and second predetermined pathways. The stack of sheets have first end portions disposed to provide a first inlets and a first outlets for the first predetermined pathways and second end portions to provide second inlets and second outlets for the second predetermined pathways. The corrugations forming the second predetermined pathways comprise a wettable surface. The first predetermined pathways are adapted for a first fluid flow and the second predetermined pathways are adapted for a countercurrent second fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Gerald William Niebur
  • Patent number: 9310141
    Abstract: Heat exchange apparatus comprises a plurality of thermally conductive, moisture impervious sheets. Each sheet comprises a plurality of corrugations. The plurality of sheets are disposed in a stack such that each alternate sheet has its corrugations affixed to and disposed at an angle to the corrugations of an adjacent sheet to provide a plurality of separate flow pathways. The plurality of separate flow pathways comprises first predetermined pathways and second predetermined pathways. The stack of sheets have first end portions disposed to provide a first inlets and a first outlets for the first predetermined pathways and second end portions to provide second inlets and second outlets for the second predetermined pathways. The corrugations forming the second predetermined pathways comprise a wettable surface. The first predetermined pathways are adapted for a first fluid flow and the second predetermined pathways are adapted for a countercurrent second fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Gerald William Niebur
  • Publication number: 20130032318
    Abstract: Heat exchange apparatus comprises a plurality of thermally conductive, moisture impervious sheets. Each sheet comprises a plurality of corrugations. The plurality of sheets are disposed in a stack such that each alternate sheet has its corrugations affixed to and disposed at an angle to the corrugations of an adjacent sheet to provide a plurality of separate flow pathways. The plurality of separate flow pathways comprises first predetermined pathways and second predetermined pathways. The stack of sheets have first end portions disposed to provide a first inlets and a first outlets for the first predetermined pathways and second end portions to provide second inlets and second outlets for the second predetermined pathways. The corrugations forming the second predetermined pathways comprise a wettable surface. The first predetermined pathways are adapted for a first fluid flow and the second predetermined pathways are adapted for a countercurrent second fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: GERALD WILLIAM NIEBUR
  • Patent number: 7262346
    Abstract: An inbred maize line, designated PH5FW, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH5FW, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH5FW with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line PH5FW with another maize line or plant and to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic maize plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH5FW, to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH5FW and to the inbred maize lines derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Guénolé Boulch, William Niebur, Thierry Christian Guy Loisel
  • Publication number: 20050144664
    Abstract: Methods for using genetic marker genotype (e.g., gene sequence diversity information) to improve the process of developing plant varieties (e.g., single cross hybrids) with improved phenotypic performance are provided. Methods for predicting the value of a phenotypic trait in a plant are provided. The methods use genotypic, phenotypic, and optionally family relationship information for a first plant population to identify an association between at least one genetic marker and the phenotypic trait, and then use the association to predict the value of the phenotypic trait in one or more members of a second, target population of known marker genotype. Methods for identifying new allelic variants affecting the trait are also provided. Plants selected, provided, or produced by any of the methods herein, transgenic plants created by any of the methods herein, and digital systems for performing the methods herein are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, INC.
    Inventors: Oscar Smith, Mark Cooper, Scott Tingey, J. Rafalski, Roy Luedtke, William Niebur
  • Patent number: 6781042
    Abstract: An inbred maize line, designated PH5FW, the plants and seeds of inbred maize line PH5FW, methods for producing a maize plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred maize line PH5FW with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line PH5FW with another maize line or plant and to methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic maize plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH5FW, to methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PH5FW and to the inbred maize lines derived by the use of those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
    Inventors: Guénolé Boulch, William Niebur, Thierry Christian Guy Loisel