TUBE CONFIGURATION FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING THE TUBE CONFIGURATION, FLUID HEATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Patent 3405731

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EP 3 405 731 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.11.2018 Bulletin 2018/48

(21)	Application number: 17742012.2

(22)	Date of filing: 20.01.2017

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F28D 7/16^(2006.01)
F28F 9/22^(2006.01)

F28F 9/013^(2006.01)
F28F 9/02^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2017/014340

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2017/127681 (27.07.2017 Gazette 2017/30)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

22.01.2016 US 201662286099 P
11.07.2016 US 201662360711 P

(71)	Applicant: Fulton Group N.A., Inc.
	Pulaski, New York 13142 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LANDRY, Joel Richard Mexico New York 13114 (US) SNYDER, Richard James Mexico New York 13114 (US) WALTZ, Keith Richard Sandy Creek New York 13145 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dehns
	St. Brides House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

(54)	TUBE CONFIGURATION FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING THE TUBE CONFIGURATION, FLUID HEATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF