Patents by Inventor Kristie A. DePrete

Kristie A. DePrete 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).

  • Composite structure having predetermined temperature/time profiles, and method of making same
    Patent number: 5270550
    Abstract: A composite structure having predetermined temperature/time profiles is made by combining in chemically separate yet intimate thermal relation a plurality of phase change mediums which change phase at differing temperatures in the overall range of the predetermined temperature/time profiles. Each of the phase change mediums changes phase at a different temperature in sequence for defining the thermal storage capacity of the structure and generally approximating the predetermined temperature/time profiles throughout the overall temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
    Inventors: Richard T. Martorana, Harland E. Alpaugh, Jr., Edward S. Hickey, David R. Fairbanks, Ingrid L. Gorman, Kristie A. DePrete