Patents by Inventor Craig Dinsmore

Craig Dinsmore 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).

  • Variable heat rejection device
    Patent number: 10228197
    Abstract: A heat rejection system that employs temperature sensitive shape memory materials to control the heat rejection capacity of a vehicle to maintain a safe vehicle temperature. The technology provides for a wide range of heat rejection rates by varying the shape and thus effective properties of the heat rejection system in response to temperature. When employed as a radiator for crewed spacecraft thermal control this permits the use of higher freezing point, non-toxic thermal working fluids in single-loop thermal control systems for crewed vehicles in space and other extraterrestrial environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Jaspero Cognata, Darren Hartl, Rubik Sheth, Craig Dinsmore
  • Variable Heat Rejection Device
    Publication number: 20170328654
    Abstract: A heat rejection system that employs temperature sensitive shape memory materials to control the heat rejection capacity of a vehicle to maintain a safe vehicle temperature. The technology provides for a wide range of heat rejection rates by actuation of the orientation or position of a heat rejection panel which impacts effective properties of the heat rejection system in response to temperature. When employed as a radiator for crewed spacecraft thermal control this permits the use of higher freezing point, non-toxic thermal working fluids in single-loop thermal control systems for crewed vehicles in space and other extraterrestrial environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Evening Star Technology Development Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Jaspero Cognata, Darren Hartl, Craig Dinsmore