Inventor
Kenneth W. Cowans
Inventor
Fullerton, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 51 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
F25Bprimary
F25BRefrigeration machines, plants or systems26%
H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h1011%
F25DRefrigerators8%
H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lamps7%
H05HPlasma technique5%
B23QDetails, components, or accessories for machine tools, e.g. arrangements for copying or controlling4%
F02BInternal-combustion piston engines4%
F02DControlling combustion engines3%
Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications3%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation3%
PatentTitleYear
10,386,101Method and apparatus for thermal exchange with two-phase media201910,342,241Temperature control system and method TDSF plus201910,168,086Temperature control system with programmable ORIT valve20199,435,255'VCRC engine with insulated chambers'20169,416,723'Air supply concepts to improve efficiency of VCRC engines'20169,372,020'Method and apparatus for thermal exchange with two-phase media'20169,360,243'Temperature control system and method TDSF plus'20168,980,044'Plasma reactor with a multiple zone thermal control feed forward control apparatus'20158,801,893'Method of cooling a wafer support at a uniform temperature in a capacitively coupled plasma reactor'20148,689,575'Thermal control system and method'20148,546,267'Method of processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor using multiple zone feed forward thermal control'20138,532,832'Method and apparatus for thermal exchange with two-phase media'20138,453,468'System and method for thermal control of different heat loads from a single source of saturated fluids'20138,337,660'Capacitively coupled plasma reactor having very agile wafer temperature control'20128,329,586'Method of processing a workpiece in a plasma reactor using feed forward thermal control'20128,291,719'Thermal control system and method'20128,240,160'Thermal control system and method'20128,221,580'Plasma reactor with wafer backside thermal loop, two-phase internal pedestal thermal loop and a control processor governing both loops'20128,092,639'Plasma reactor with feed forward thermal control system using a thermal model for accommodating RF power changes or wafer temperature changes'20128,021,521'Method for agile workpiece temperature control in a plasma reactor using a thermal model'20117,988,872'Method of operating a capacitively coupled plasma reactor with dual temperature control loops'20117,765,820'Thermal control system and method'20107,661,460'Heat exchangers for fluid media'20107,442,275'Lateral temperature equalizing system for large area surfaces during processing'20087,415,835'Thermal control system and method'20087,337,625'Thermal control systems for process tools requiring operation over wide temperature ranges'20087,243,500'Heat exchanger and temperature control unit'20077,195,693'Lateral temperature equalizing system for large area surfaces during processing'20077,178,353'Thermal control system and method'20077,152,426'Thermal control systems for process tools requiring operation over wide temperature ranges'20066,993,918'Thermal control systems for process tools requiring operation over wide temperature ranges'20066,814,064'High efficiency engine with variable compression ratio and charge (VCRC engine)'20046,775,996'Systems and methods for temperature control'20046,769,882'Pressure compensation for localized bearing heating in pumps driven by motors with fluid filled rotors'20046,708,654'High efficiency engine with variable compression ratio and charge (VCRC engine)'20046,626,649'Pump system employing liquid filled rotor'20036,499,535'Temperature control of individual tools in a cluster tool system'20026,247,531'Temperature control of individual tools in a cluster tool system'20016,209,334'Systems and methods for capacity regulation of refrigeration systems'20016,163,613'Low-distortion loudspeaker'20006,109,047'Systems and methods for capacity regulation of refrigeration systems'20006,102,113'Temperature control of individual tools in a cluster tool system'20006,068,455'Long life pump system'20005,802,863'System and method for refrigerating liquids'19985,471,850'Refrigeration system and method for very large scale integrated circuits'19954,622,660'Systems and methods for signal compensation'19864,549,146'Systems and methods for compensating for element nonlinearities in electronic circuits'19854,426,552'Speaker distortion compensator'19844,340,778'Speaker distortion compensator'19824,294,242'Survival system'19814,004,421'Fluid engine'1977Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1977Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history
1981–1986Based in Encino, CA, US· patent location history
1984–2016Patents assigned to COWANS KENNETH W (18)· patent assignee history
1995–2019Based in Fullerton, CA, US· patent location history
1998–2019Patents assigned to BE AEROSPACE INC (17)· patent assignee history
2003–2012Patents assigned to ADVANCED THERMAL SCIENCES CORP (11)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to COWANS WILLIAM W (13)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to ZUBILLAGA GLENN W (9)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| COWANS KENNETH Wself | 18 | 1984–2016 |
| BE AEROSPACE INC | 17 | 1998–2019 |
| COWANS WILLIAM W | 13 | 2012–2016 |
| ADVANCED THERMAL SCIENCES CORP | 11 | 2003–2012 |
| ZUBILLAGA GLENN W | 9 | 2012–2015 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Fullerton, California, US | 45 | 1995–2019 |
| Encino, California, US | 5 | 1981–1986 |
| Los Angeles, California, US | 1 | 1977 |