Dennis C Granetzke

US Patent:

6546774, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Aug 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/938320

Inventors:

Dennis C. Granetzke - Racine WI

Assignee:

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

B21D 5304

US Classification:

72186, 72187

Abstract:

Slow production speeds in the manufacture of lanced and offset fins for use in heat exchanger tubes are eliminated through the use of a method of forming the fins involving a plurality of roll assemblies located along a forming path which may operate on a strip of fin forming material of indeterminate length. After being formed, the fin may be cut to any desired length.

US Patent:

6953009, Oct 11, 2005

Filed:

May 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/145531

Inventors:

Michael J. Reinke - Franklin WI, US
Jonathan Wattelet - Gurnee IL, US
Mark G. Voss - Franklin WI, US
Marc Weisser - Dornhan, DE
Bruno Motzet - Weilheim/Teck, DE
Sven Thumm - Metzingen, DE
Dennis C. Granetzke - Racine WI, US

Assignee:

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

F28F003/08

US Classification:

122 311, 165167

Abstract:

A vaporizer, a fuel cell system including the vaporizer, and a method of vaporizing fuel in a fuel cell system are disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a fuel reservoir () for storing a liquid fuel and a fuel cell () for consuming a fuel and generating electricity therefrom. A fuel vaporizer () is interposed between the fuel reservoir () and the fuel cell () for receiving liquid fuel and vaporizing it and delivering it ultimately to the fuel cell (). The fuel vaporizer () includes a heat exchanger which includes a hot fluid inlet (), a hot fluid outlet () and a core () interconnecting the inlet () and the outlet (). The core () has alternating fuel flow structures () and hot fluid structures () with the fuel flow structures () having an inlet () and an outlet ().

US Patent:

7494516, Feb 24, 2009

Filed:

Feb 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/059005

Inventors:

Michael J. Reinke - Franklin WI, US
Jeroen Valensa - Muskego WI, US
Todd Bandhauer - Racine WI, US
Nicholas Siler - Franksville WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Michael McGregor - Racine WI, US
Dennis C. Granetzke - Racine WI, US

Assignee:

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

B01J 8/00

US Classification:

481279

Abstract:

A recuperative heat exchanger () is provided for use in a fuel processor (), the heat exchanger () transferring heat from a fluid flow () at one stage of a fuel processing operation to the fluid flow () at another stage of the fuel processing operation. The heat exchanger () includes a housing () defining first and second axially extending, concentric annular passages in heat transfer relation to each other; a first convoluted fin () located in the first passage to direct the fluid flow therethrough; and a second convoluted fin () located in the second passage to direct the fluid flow therethrough.

US Patent:

7494518, Feb 24, 2009

Filed:

Feb 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/059003

Inventors:

Michael J. Reinke - Franklin WI, US
Jeroen Valensa - Muskego WI, US
Todd Bandhauer - Racine WI, US
Nicholas Siler - Franksville WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Michael McGregor - Racine WI, US
Dennis C. Granetzke - Racine WI, US

Assignee:

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

C01B 3/32
B01J 8/00

US Classification:

481987, 48100, 481279, 48128

Abstract:

A fuel processing system is provided wherein heat is transferred from a reformate flow () downstream from a water-gas shift () to both a) a combustor feed flow () that is supplied to a combustor (); and b) a water flow () that is supplied to a reformer feed mix () for a steam reformer ().

US Patent:

7520907, Apr 21, 2009

Filed:

Feb 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/059004

Inventors:

Michael J. Reinke - Franklin WI, US
Jeroen Valensa - Muskego WI, US
Todd Bandhauer - Racine WI, US
Nicholas Siler - Franksville WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Michael McGregor - Racine WI, US
Dennis C. Granetzke - Racine WI, US

Assignee:

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

C10J 3/68
B01J 8/00
C01B 3/32
B01J 19/00

US Classification:

48 76, 481279, 481987, 422198

Abstract:

An integrated steam reformer/combustor assembly () is provided for use in a fuel processor () that supplies a steam/fuel feed mix () to be reformed in the assembly and a combustor feed () to be combusted in the assembly (). The assembly () includes a housing () defining first and second axially extending, concentric annular passages in heat transfer relation to each other; a first convoluted fin () located in the first passage to direct the feed mix therethrough, the first convoluted fin coated with a catalyst that induces a desired reaction in the feed mix; and a second convoluted fin () located in the second passage to direct the combustor feed therethrough, the second convoluted fin coated with a catalyst that induces a desired reaction in the combustor feed.

US Patent:

7520908, Apr 21, 2009

Filed:

Feb 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/059128

Inventors:

Michael J. Reinke - Franklin WI, US
Jeroen Valensa - Muskego WI, US
Todd Bandhauer - Racine WI, US
Nicholas Siler - Franksville WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Michael McGregor - Racine WI, US
Dennis C. Granetzke - Racine WI, US

Assignee:

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

C10J 3/68
B01J 19/00
B01J 8/00
C01B 3/32

US Classification:

48 76, 422198, 481279, 481987

Abstract:

A combustor preheater () is provided for use in a fuel processor () to preheat a combustor feed () by transferring heat from a post water-gas shift reformate flow () to the combustor feed (). The combustor preheater () includes a housing () defining first and second axially extending, concentric annular passages in heat transfer relation to each other; a first convoluted fin () located in the first passage to direct the post water-gas shift reformate flow () therethrough and a second convoluted fin () located in the second passage to direct the combustor feed therethrough.

US Patent:

7618598, Nov 17, 2009

Filed:

Nov 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/998852

Inventors:

Michael J. Reinke - Franklin WI, US
Dennis C. Granetzke - Racine WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Randolph S. Herrick - Racine WI, US
Jonathan P. Wattelet - Gurnee IL, US
Roland Strähle - Unterensingen, DE

Assignee:

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

International Classification:

F28D 7/00
H01M 8/00

US Classification:

422198, 429 17

Abstract:

A catalytic reactor/heat exchange device () is provided for generating a catalytic reaction in a reaction fluid flow () and transferring heat to a cooling fluid flow (). The device includes reaction flow channels () with turbulators () therein. The turbulators () include an initial portion () and a selected portion () that includes a catalytic layer or coating () to initiate the desired catalytic reaction at a location () located downstream from the initial portion (). In some preferred forms, each of the selected portions () of the turbulators () include at least one downstream section () wherein the heat transfer performance has been intentionally reduced to improve performance of the device () during start up conditions.

US Patent:

20070175094, Aug 2, 2007

Filed:

Jan 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/342751

Inventors:

Michael Reinke - Franklin WI, US
Jeroen Valensa - Muskego WI, US
Mark Voss - Franksville WI, US
Dennis Granetzke - Racine WI, US

International Classification:

B01J 8/00

US Classification:

048127900

Abstract:

An integrated autothermal reformer/recuperator unit () is provided for reforming a feed gas flow to produce a reformate flow. The unit () includes a cylindrical housing () having a feed gas inlet () and a reformate flow outlet () located adjacent a first end () of the cylindrical housing (). An autothermal reformer catalyst structure () is located in the housing and spaced from the first end, and a recuperator heat exchanger () is located in the housing () between the first end () and the catalyst structure ().