Patents by Inventor Aimen E. Shawki

Aimen E. Shawki 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).

  • Dual condenser loop heat pipe for satellites with sun-normal radiators
    Patent number: 10696429
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for dual condenser loop heat pipes for satellites with sun-normal radiators are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for a satellite thermal management system comprises heating, in an evaporator, a liquid to convert the liquid to a vapor. The method further comprises passively circulating within tubing, from the evaporator, the vapor to a first radiator not illuminated by a sun and to a second radiator illuminated by the sun. Also, the method comprises converting the vapor to the liquid when the vapor is within the first radiator not illuminated by the sun. Further, the method comprises passively circulating within the tubing, from the first radiator not illuminated by the sun, the liquid to the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bruce L. Drolen, Jason D. Flathom, Jonathan M. Allison, Aimen E. Shawki
  • DUAL CONDENSER LOOP HEAT PIPE FOR SATELLITES WITH SUN-NORMAL RADIATORS
    Publication number: 20180222605
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for dual condenser loop heat pipes for satellites with sun-normal radiators are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for a satellite thermal management system comprises heating, in an evaporator, a liquid to convert the liquid to a vapor. The method further comprises passively circulating within tubing, from the evaporator, the vapor to a first radiator not illuminated by a sun and to a second radiator illuminated by the sun. Also, the method comprises converting the vapor to the liquid when the vapor is within the first radiator not illuminated by the sun. Further, the method comprises passively circulating within the tubing, from the first radiator not illuminated by the sun, the liquid to the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bruce L. Drolen, Jason D. Flathom, Jonathan M. Allison, Aimen E. Shawki