Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Berens

Thomas J. Berens 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).

  • Carbon fiber flocking for thermal management of compact missile electronics
    Patent number: 6119573
    Abstract: Carbon fiber material and carbon fiber material that is saturated with hydrocarbon solid-liquid phase change material may be used as thermal management materials for providing a thermally conductive interface between a heat source and its housing. Such carbon fiber material may also be used for mechanical isolation of the heat source from its housing. Carbon fibers used in the carbon fiber material may be unidirectionally oriented to provide for low friction, thus optimizing critically controlled friction tolerances. Additionally the carbon fiber material saturated with hydrocarbon solid-liquid phase change material may be used to transfer heat into the an inherently nonconductive medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Berens, David W. Campbell, Peter J. Drake, Timothy R. Knowles, Timothy B. Mellor