Patents by Inventor Alan Feinerman

Alan Feinerman 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).

  • Vacuum insulated panels of arbitrary size and method for manufacturing the panels
    Patent number: 9157230
    Abstract: The present invention is a vacuum insulated panel (VIP) for increasing the thermal insulation surrounding a structure or volume, and a novel method for manufacturing the VIP. The VIP comprises at least two pieces of thin metal foil welded together adjacent the edges of said metal foil, said thin metal foil material defining the exterior of a sealed and gas evacuated vacuum enclosure; and a vacuum insulation panel core located between said at least two pieces of welded thin metal foil material, said vacuum insulation panel core located inside said sealed and gas evacuated vacuum enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Inventors: Alan Feinerman, Prateek Gupta
  • Vacuum Insulated Panels of Arbitrary Size and Method for Manufacturing the Panels
    Publication number: 20130216854
    Abstract: The present invention is a vacuum insulated panel (VIP) for increasing the thermal insulation surrounding a structure or volume, and a novel method for manufacturing the VIP. The VIP comprises at least two pieces of thin metal foil welded together adjacent the edges of said metal foil, said thin metal foil material defining the exterior of a sealed and gas evacuated vacuum enclosure; and a vacuum insulation panel core located between said at least two pieces of welded thin metal foil material, said vacuum insulation panel core located inside said sealed and gas evacuated vacuum enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Alan Feinerman, Prateek Gupta
  • Vacuum insulation panel
    Patent number: 8475893
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation panel (VIP) in an example comprises first and second walls and a plurality of tensile elements. The first and second walls are structurally coupled to allow formation of a vacuum cavity between the first and second walls. The plurality of tensile elements structurally supports the first and second walls against external pressure contemporaneous with tension on the plurality of tensile elements. The plurality of tensile elements is located in the vacuum cavity between the first and second walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventor: Alan Feinerman
  • Vacuum Insulation Panel
    Publication number: 20120058292
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation panel (VIP) in an example comprises first and second walls and a plurality of tensile elements. The first and second walls are structurally coupled to allow formation of a vacuum cavity between the first and second walls. The plurality of tensile elements structurally supports the first and second walls against external pressure contemporaneous with tension on the plurality of tensile elements. The plurality of tensile elements is located in the vacuum cavity between the first and second walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventor: Alan Feinerman
  • Vacuum insulation panel
    Patent number: 7968159
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation panel (VIP) in an example comprises first and second walls and a plurality of tensile elements. The first and second walls are structurally coupled to allow formation of a vacuum cavity between the first and second walls. The plurality of tensile elements structurally supports the first and second walls against external pressure contemporaneous with tension on the plurality of tensile elements. The plurality of tensile elements is located in the vacuum cavity between the first and second walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventor: Alan Feinerman
  • Thin welded sheets fluid pathway
    Publication number: 20090217997
    Abstract: A plurality of thin welded sheets (102) of an apparatus (100) in an example comprises a plurality of weld lines (304) that defines a plurality of fluid boundaries of a fluid pathway (305) of the plurality of thin welded sheets (102). In a further example, a plurality of thin sheets (102) is welded to form a plurality of weld lines (304) that defines a plurality of fluid boundaries of a fluid pathway (305) of the plurality of thin sheets (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: Alan Feinerman
  • Vacuum insulation panel
    Publication number: 20070286981
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation panel (VIP) in an example comprises first and second walls and a plurality of tensile elements. The first and second walls are structurally coupled to allow formation of a vacuum cavity between the first and second walls. The plurality of tensile elements structurally supports the first and second walls against external pressure contemporaneous with tension on the plurality of tensile elements. The plurality of tensile elements is located in the vacuum cavity between the first and second walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventor: Alan Feinerman