Patents by Inventor David G. Gilmore

David G. Gilmore has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thin film solar cell thermal radiator
    Patent number: 7259323
    Abstract: A thin film solar cell thermal radiator configuration uses an embedded power bus to collect vertically migrating waste heat from electronic devices mounted on a thin film multilayer printed circuit board. The waste heat is vertically collected, horizontally spread, and vertically rejected through the a top coverglass glass layer around the side of a top silver contact of conventional thin film solar cells. The thermal radiator configuration enables the collection and rejection of the electronic component waste heat for maintaining thin film solar cells within desired temperature ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Simburger, David G. Gilmore
  • Thin film solar cell thermal radiator
    Publication number: 20040211460
    Abstract: A thin film solar cell thermal radiator configuration uses an embedded power bus to collect vertically migrating waste heat from electronic devices mounted on a thin film multilayer printed circuit board. The waste heat is vertically collected, horizontally spread, and vertically rejected through the a top coverglass glass layer around the side of a top silver contact of conventional thin film solar cells. The thermal radiator configuration enables the collection and rejection of the electronic component waste heat for maintaining thin film solar cells within desired temperature ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Edward J. Simburger, David G. Gilmore
  • Flexible thin film solar cell
    Patent number: 6410362
    Abstract: A clear thermal emissive coating, such as clear polyimide, is deposited directly upon a thin film solar cell forming a flexible thin film solar cell. The thin film solar cell can be deposited on another thermal emissive coating used as a substrate during thin film solar cell semiconductor processing so that resulting flexible thin film solar cell can be illuminated on the top side and eject heat from both sides suitable for forming a solar cell array over a curved surface such as a power sphere nanosatellite with thermal regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Simburger, Michael J. Meshishnek, David G. Gilmore, Dennis A. Smith, Margaret H. Abraham, Frank R. Jeffrey, Paul A. Gierow
  • Power sphere nanosatellite
    Patent number: 6284966
    Abstract: A power sphere preferably used as part of a nanosatellite is formed using a plurality of flat panels solar arrays interconnected together by rotating hinges to approximate a spherical shape for use as an enclosure of a payload. The solar array panels are supported by an extending internal strut. The spherical shape provides attitude insensitive solar energy collection and heat radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Simburger, David A. Hinkley, Ernest Y. Robinson, David G. Gilmore, Jon V. Osborn