Patents by Inventor Gray G. Chen

Gray G. Chen 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).

  • Flexible Graphite Thermal Management Devices
    Publication number: 20090032227
    Abstract: The invention provides to thermal management devices constructed from flexible graphite. In one embodiment, the thermal management device includes a wick structure inside a shell. In certain preferred embodiments, the wick structure is composed of a mass of expanded graphite. In a another embodiment, the shell of the device includes flexible graphite and an optional wick structure. In certain preferred embodiments, the flexible graphite shell is fluid impermeable. The invention further includes methods of making the aforementioned thermal management devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Daniel W. Krassowski, Gray G. Chen, Thomas W. Burkett, Brian M. Ford, Jing-Wen Tzeng, Julian Norley, Martin D. Smalc