Patents by Inventor Faghri Amir

Faghri Amir 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).

  • ENERGY STORAGE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEAT PIPES AND FOILS, FOAMS OR OTHER POROUS MEDIA
    Publication number: 20140284020
    Abstract: In one aspect an apparatus to store energy comprises a housing defining an enclosed chamber, foils or foam formed from a thermally conductive material disposed in the chamber, a phase change material disposed within the chamber, and at least one heat pipe extending through the housing in thermal communication with the foam, or foil, and the phase change material. Other aspects may be described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Faghri Amir, Theodore L. Bergman, Nourouddin Sharifi, Michael J. Allen, Hamidreza Shabhard, Joseph S. Breit