Patents by Inventor Walter R. Zimbeck

Walter R. Zimbeck 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).

  • Evaporators for use in heat transfer systems, apparatus including such evaporators and related methods
    Patent number: 8549749
    Abstract: An evaporator includes a liquid barrier wall made of a ceramic material, a vapor barrier wall made of a ceramic material, and a wick made of a ceramic material and being positioned between the liquid barrier wall and the vapor barrier wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Zimbeck, Edward J. Kroliczek, David C. Bugby
  • EVAPORATORS FOR USE IN HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEMS, APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH EVAPORATORS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20110075372
    Abstract: An evaporator includes a liquid barrier wall made of a ceramic material, a vapor barrier wall made of a ceramic material, and a wick made of a ceramic material and being positioned between the liquid barrier wall and the vapor barrier wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Walter R. Zimbeck, Edward J. Kroliczek, David C. Bugby
  • Evaporator for use in a heat transfer system
    Patent number: 7848624
    Abstract: An evaporator includes a liquid barrier wall made of a ceramic material, a vapor barrier wall made of a ceramic material, and a wick made of a ceramic material and being positioned between the liquid barrier wall and the vapor barrier wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Walter R. Zimbeck, Edward J. Kroliczek, David C. Bugby
  • Production of dental restorations and other custom objects by free-form fabrication methods and systems therefor
    Publication number: 20030222366
    Abstract: Dental restoration production in which a digitized optical impression of a dental restoration site is captured using an intra-oral camera, and the captured optical impression is converted into a data file usable for computer-assisted production of all-ceramic or composite resin dental restorations using a fabrication system based on stereolithography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Ivan Stangel, Walter R. Zimbeck