Patents by Inventor John G. Bustamante

John G. Bustamante 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).

  • Thermal storage heat exchanger structures employing phase change materials
    Patent number: 10267569
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes at least one conduit configured to carry a working fluid. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of chambers in proximity to the at least one conduit, each chamber configured to contain a phase change material (PCM) that expands upon freezing. The at least one conduit and the plurality of chambers are thermally coupled for transfer of thermal energy between the working fluid and the PCM in each chamber. One wall of each chamber is formed of a compliant layer configured to deform to increase a volume of the chamber as the PCM expands upon freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: David Altman, Nicholas Ian Maniscalco, Jonathan Balducci, Joshua D. Sole, John G. Bustamante, Christian O. Rodriguez
  • Internal battery cell cooling with heat pipe
    Patent number: 10193196
    Abstract: A passive battery cooling system for removing heat generated during battery charging and discharging and a method for production of such a system are disclosed. The passive system transfers heat from the internal heat-generating portions of the battery cell using a heat pipe which is incorporated inside a cylindrical or flat battery cell to reduce peak cell temperatures and improve temperature uniformity within the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: MAINSTREAM ENGINEERDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: John G. Bustamante, Joshua D. Sole
  • Two-phase fluid flow distributor and method for parallel microchannel evaporators and condensers
    Patent number: 10048024
    Abstract: A two-phase fluid flow distribution system and method for a parallel flow evaporator or condenser are disclosed. Uniform distribution of the two-phase flow within a parallel microchannel heat transfer passages and increased system performance is achieved by integrating an orientation-insensitive, two-phase flow distribution device within the inlet. manifolds of the microchannel heat exchanger passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua D. Sole, John G. Bustamante, Fritz F. Laun, Robert P. Scaringe
  • THERMAL STORAGE HEAT EXCHANGER STRUCTURES EMPLOYING PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20180031332
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes at least one conduit configured to carry a working fluid. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of chambers in proximity to the at least one conduit, each chamber configured to contain a phase change material (PCM) that expands upon freezing. The at least one conduit and the plurality of chambers are thermally coupled for transfer of thermal energy between the working fluid and the PCM in each chamber. One wall of each chamber is formed of a compliant layer configured to deform to increase a volume of the chamber as the PCM expands upon freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: David Altman, Nicholas Ian Maniscalco, Jonathan Balducci, Joshua D. Sole, John G. Bustamante, Christian O. Rodriguez