Patents by Inventor Nicolaas DeVogel

Nicolaas DeVogel 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).

  • Patent number: 4936377
    Abstract: First and second face members (12, 14) are secured to the opposite sides of a honeycomb core (16) to provide a structural wall (10). A phase change material (22) is provided within the cells (20) of the wall (10), so that the wall (10) also has the capability of storing thermal energy. The thermal wall (10) may be constructed in the form of a removable shelf (28) for a container (30). It may be constructed in the form of a fixed wall (60) of a container. Such a thermal wall (10) can be constructed to be in the form of a serving vessel, e.g. a dish (FIGS. 14 and 16), a cup (FIG. 13), or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nicolaas DeVogel, Frederick J. Gorges
  • Patent number: 4781243
    Abstract: First and second face members (12, 14) are secured to the opposite sides of a honeycomb core (16) to provide a structural wall (10). A phase change material (22) is provided within the cells (20) of the wall (10), so that the wall (10) also has the capability of storing thermal energy. The thermal wall (10) may be constructed in the form of a removable shelf (28) for a container (30). It may be constructed in the form of a fixed wall (60) of a container. Such a thermal wall (10) can be constructed to be in the form of a serving vessel, e.g. a dish (FIGS. 14 and 16), a cup (FIG. 13), or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nicolaas DeVogel, Frederick J. Gorges