US Patent Issued to Valeo Systemes Thermiques on Nov. 3 for "Heat exchanger" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,787,231, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Valeo Systemes Thermiques (La Verriere, France).

"Heat exchanger" was invented by Donald Boyd (Auburn Hills, Mich.), David Troy (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Andrew Draper (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Bertrand Cerru (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Allen Skowron (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Justyna Bogiel (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Paul Burke (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat exchanger including a primary tube including a first flat plate and a first shaped plate connected to each other to form a first fluid channel. The first flat plate and the first shaped plate include fluid openings to enable flui...