U.S. Patents

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9,216,394     "Stackable structural reactors"
   Inventors: William A. Whittenberger, Gordon W. Brunson, Brian L. Davis, Todd A. Romesberg, Randy J. Bartos, Joe W. Whittenberger
   Issued: 22-Dec-2015
Subject: A design for foil-based catalyst, with improved heat transfer characteristics, arranged around a central rod, for installation in reactor tubes.

8,721,973     "Stackable structural reactors"
   Inventors: William A. Whittenberger, Gordon W. Brunson, Brian L. Davis, Todd A. Romesberg, Randy J. Bartos, Joe W. Whittenberger
   Issued: 13-May-2014
Subject: A design for foil-based catalyst, with improved heat transfer characteristics, that can be stacked in vertical tubes.

8,047,272     "High-temperature heat exchanger"
   Inventors: William A. Whittenberger, Gordon W. Brunson, John H. Becker
   Issued: 1-Nov-2012
Subject: A design for a modular, high-temperaure heat exchanger built inexpensively from foil & sheet metal.

D 579,101     "Heat Exchanger"
   Inventors: William A. Whittenberger, Gordon W. Brunson, John H. Becker
   Issued: 21-Oct-2008
Subject: A design patent covering the general design & details of a modular heat exchanger.

6,724,123     "Dynamo electric machine"
   Inventors: Gregory A. Raye, Gordon W. Brunson
   Issued: 20-Apr-2004
Subject: A design for retrofitting an aircraft starter-generator to extend its Time Between Overhauls.

6,145,207     "Thread pitch diameter measuring system"
   Inventors: Gordon W. Brunson
   Issued: 14-Nov-2000
Subject: An inexpensive means for measuring screw thread pitch diameter (internal or external threads) using digital calipers.

6,066,228     "Method for making a metallic honeycomb carrier body"
   Inventors: Gordon W. Brunson, Bryce Zoccola
   Issued: 23-May-2000
Subject: A simple method of making metal foil catalysts from skew corrugated foil as listed below.

5,791,044     "Assembly and method for catalytic converter structures"
   Inventors: William A. Whittenberger, Gordon W. Brunson, Boris Y. Brodsky
   Issued: 11-Aug-1998
Subject: A method of making metal foil catalysts that grew out of a variation on the skew corrugation process listed directly below.

5,735,158     "Method and apparatus for skew corrugating foil"
   Inventors: Gordon W. Brunson
   Issued: 7-Apr-1998
Subject: A process for continuously corrugating metal foil with oblique corrugations; this process was the result of my MSE project at CWRU.

5,571,485     "Combined electrically heatable converter body"
   Inventors: Gordon W. Brunson
   Issued: 5-Nov-1996
Subject: A bus design to be incorporated into the EHC listed directly below.

5,512,251     "Combined electrically heatable converter body"
   Inventors: Gordon W. Brunson, William A. Whittenberger
   Issued: 30-Apr-1996
Subject: An electrically heated catalyst design that includes insulated heated foil strips on the upstream end of the core.

5,318,756     "Electrode feed through"
   Inventors: David T. Sheller, Gordon W. Brunson
   Issued: 7-Jun-1994
Subject: A feedthrough as listed directly below, in which the outer sleeve is integral to the catalytic converter housing.

5,238,650     "Electrode feed through"
   Inventors: David T. Sheller, Gordon W. Brunson
   Issued: 24-Aug-1993
Subject: A feedthrough for an electrically heated catalyst, based on plasma-sprayed and interference-fitted parts, that could
survive 900�C temperatures.

5,232,671     "Core for a catalytic converter"
   Inventors: Gordon W. Brunson, Richard C. Cornelison
   Issued: 3-Aug-1993
Subject: A method for building an electrically heated catalyst that eliminated many corrosion-susceptible welds at the center of the core.

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