Patents by Inventor Christofer Bronnenberg

Christofer Bronnenberg 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).

  • Flexible thermal interface for electronics
    Patent number: 9036353
    Abstract: A planar heat pipe for removing heat from an electronic device. The heat pipe includes a planar portion defining a cool end of the heat pipe and a plate portion mounted to the electronic device and defining a hot end of the heat pipe. The heat pipe also includes a serpentine portion coupled to the planar portion and the plate portion, where each of the planar portion, the plate portion and the serpentine portion include an internal chamber being in fluid communication with each other and containing a working fluid. The serpentine portion can include a plurality of elements where each element is coupled to an adjacent element at substantially a 90° angle so as to allow the serpentine portion to flex in three-degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Clint G. Buckman, Katrina M. Seitz, Christofer Bronnenberg
  • FLEXIBLE THERMAL INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONICS
    Publication number: 20140146475
    Abstract: A planar heat pipe for removing heat from an electronic device. The heat pipe includes a planar portion defining a cool end of the heat pipe and a plate portion mounted to the electronic device and defining a hot end of the heat pipe. The heat pipe also includes a serpentine portion coupled to the planar portion and the plate portion, where each of the planar portion, the plate portion and the serpentine portion include an internal chamber being in fluid communication with each other and containing a working fluid. The serpentine portion can include a plurality of elements where each element is coupled to an adjacent element at substantially a 90° angle so as to allow the serpentine portion to flex in three-degrees of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Clint G. Buckman, Katrina M. Seitz, Christofer Bronnenberg