Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Condensate management system
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Application No.: US16466179Application Date: 2017-11-29
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Publication No.: US11333393B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Kurt J. Halverson , Steven P. Swanson
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agent Qiang Han
- International Application: PCT/IB2017/057494 WO 20171129
- International Announcement: WO2018/104827 WO 20180614
- Main IPC: F24F13/22
- IPC: F24F13/22 ; F25D21/14 ; C08J5/18

Abstract:
A condensation management system includes an elongated flexible film configured to be stretched under tension between a first film support and a second film support. The film includes first and second ends that extend laterally across a width of the film. The film includes first and second sides that extend longitudinally between the first and second film ends. The film has a concave surface and an opposing convex surface extending between the first and second sides of the film. Microchannels are disposed in at least one of the concave surface and the convex surface. The microchannels induce a predetermined radius of curvature in the concave and convex surfaces of the film when the film is stretched longitudinally between the first and second film supports.
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