Patents by Inventor Edward T. Mahefkey, Jr.

Edward T. Mahefkey, Jr. 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).

  • High thermal capacitance multilayer thermal insulation
    Patent number: 4581285
    Abstract: A high thermal capacitance multilayer thermal insulation structure is described, which is of particular utility for thermal protection against exposure to alternate high and low radiant heat flux levels, and which comprises a laminate of alternate metal foil or metallized plastic foil layers and layers of material which are characterized by phase change upon the absorption of heat, the foil layers providing high reflectance and reradiation of the heat flux, and the phase change layers providing for absorption and storage of heat during periods of high heat flux for reradiation during periods of low heat flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Edward T. Mahefkey, Jr.