Patents by Inventor Glen W. Hicks

Glen W. Hicks 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).

  • Thermal control system for spacecraft
    Patent number: 6230790
    Abstract: A thermal control system for use in a mobile craft is disclosed. The thermal control system generally includes a structure for supporting one or more heat sources, such as electronic equipment and at least a first heat pipe contained within the structure, the first heat pipe being capable of transferring heat energy from the heat source(s) toward an outboard surface of the structure and/or inhibiting such transfer of heat energy to the outboard surface of the structure, in order to maintain the heat source(s) substantially at room temperatures during operation of such electronics equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Hemingway, Glen W. Hicks, Dwight E. Hull, III, Michael D. Ritchie