Inventor · Mississauga, ON, CA

Allan K. So

19Patents
10h-index
26Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 1, 1991 → May 30, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6273183A Heat exchanger turbulizers with interrupted convolutions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
USRE35890E Optimized offset strip fin for use in compact heat exchangers General 48 Expired
US5575329A Passive by-pass for heat exchangers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5538077A In tank oil cooler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5107922A Optimized offset strip fin for use in contact heat exchangers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6199626A Self-enclosing heat exchangers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US5369883A Method for making an in tank oil cooler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7946339B2 Multifluid heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US8191615B2 Linked heat exchangers having three fluids Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US7703505B2 Multifluid two-dimensional heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US9121316B2 Exhaust gas heat recovery device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8733427B2 Multifluid heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US6976531B2 Heat exchanger, method of forming a sleeve which may be used in the heat exchanger, and a sleeve formed by the method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8453719B2 Heat transfer surfaces with flanged apertures Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10355331B2 Heat exchanger with regional flow distribution for uniform cooling of battery cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10048020B2 Heat transfer surfaces with flanged apertures Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10274259B2 Multi-sided heat exchangers with compliant heat transfer surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10295282B2 Heat exchanger with flow obstructions to reduce fluid dead zones Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11371782B2 Heat exchanger with parallel flow features to enhance heat conduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.