Patents by Inventor Shadi S. Merhi

Shadi S. Merhi 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).

  • Threaded cooling apparatus with integrated cooling channels and heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11231239
    Abstract: A threaded cooling apparatus includes a head having a heat exchanger and a shaft having a threaded section configured to mechanically fasten the head to a structure. The heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat with a coolant flowing through the head. The shaft also includes first and second cooling channels. The first cooling channel is configured to deliver the coolant to the heat exchanger, and the second cooling channel is configured to exhaust the coolant from the heat exchanger. The apparatus may also include a first seal between the head and the structure that is configured to reduce or prevent coolant loss. The apparatus may further include a second seal that is configured to reduce or prevent coolant flow between the first and second cooling channels that bypasses the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Christopher R. Koontz, Scott T. Johnson, Shadi S. Merhi
  • THREADED COOLING APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED COOLING CHANNELS AND HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20200049429
    Abstract: A threaded cooling apparatus includes a head having a heat exchanger and a shaft having a threaded section configured to mechanically fasten the head to a structure. The heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat with a coolant flowing through the head. The shaft also includes first and second cooling channels. The first cooling channel is configured to deliver the coolant to the heat exchanger, and the second cooling channel is configured to exhaust the coolant from the heat exchanger. The apparatus may also include a first seal between the head and the structure that is configured to reduce or prevent coolant loss. The apparatus may further include a second seal that is configured to reduce or prevent coolant flow between the first and second cooling channels that bypasses the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher R. Koontz, Scott T. Johnson, Shadi S. Merhi
  • Semiconductor cooling apparatus
    Patent number: 8368208
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a semiconductor cooling apparatus includes a monolithic array of cooling elements. Each cooling element of the monolithic array of cooling elements is configured to thermally couple to a respective semiconductor element of an array of semiconductor elements. At least two of the semiconductor elements have a different height and each cooling element independently flexes to conform to the height of the respective semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Scott T. Johnson, Shadi S. Merhi
  • SEMICONDUCTOR COOLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120080785
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a semiconductor cooling apparatus includes a monolithic array of cooling elements. Each cooling element of the monolithic array of cooling elements is configured to thermally couple to a respective semiconductor element of an array of semiconductor elements. At least two of the semiconductor elements have a different height and each cooling element independently flexes to conform to the height of the respective semiconductor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Scott T. Johnson, Shadi S. Merhi