Patents by Inventor Myron A. Hoffman

Myron A. Hoffman 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).

  • Heat pipes for use in a magnetic field
    Patent number: 4394344
    Abstract: A heat pipe configuration for use in a magnetic field environment of a fusion reactor. Heat pipes for operation in a magnetic field when liquid metal working fluids are used are optimized by flattening of the heat pipes having an unobstructed annulus which significantly reduces the adverse side region effect of the prior known cylindrically configured heat pipes. The flattened heat pipes operating in a magnetic field can remove 2--3 times the heat as a cylindrical heat pipe of the same cross sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Inventors: Richard W. Werner, Myron A. Hoffman