Patents by Inventor David James MUNN

David James MUNN 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING A COLD PLATE
    Publication number: 20240149373
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a cold plate assembly include providing a base and a cover. The cover can be fixedly coupled to the base. Each of the base and the cover can include spaced internal ribs, which can form flow paths when the base and cover are fixedly coupled together. The internal ribs of the base and the cover can have spaced tabs that can be fixedly coupled to the other of the base or the cover. The base and the cover may also include spaced external or outer sacrificial ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: David James Munn, Leon E. Benjamin
  • Systems and methods for friction stir welding a cold plate
    Patent number: 11872650
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a cold plate assembly include providing a base and a cover. The cover can be fixedly coupled to the base. Each of the base and the cover can include spaced internal ribs, which can form flow paths when the base and cover are fixedly coupled together. The internal ribs of the base and the cover can have spaced tabs that can be fixedly coupled to the other of the base or the cover. The base and the cover may also include spaced external or outer sacrificial ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: David James Munn, Leon E. Benjamin
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING A COLD PLATE
    Publication number: 20210354230
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a cold plate assembly include providing a base and a cover. The cover can be fixedly coupled to the base. Each of the base and the cover can include spaced internal ribs, which can form flow paths when the base and cover are fixedly coupled together. The internal ribs of the base and the cover can have spaced tabs that can be fixedly coupled to the other of the base or the cover. The base and the cover may also include spaced external or outer sacrificial ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: David James MUNN, Leon E. Benjamin