Patents by Inventor James C. Corman

James C. Corman 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).

  • Patent number: 4058160
    Abstract: In a heat pipe the portion of the wicking material which receives the liquid condensed at the condenser surface at the heat output end of the heat pipe is provided with a plurality of large openings extending from the surface adjacent the condenser surface to the opposing surface thereof to avoid condensate accumulation adjacent the condensation surface. Such accumulation blocks access of the condensation surface to vapor and hence increases the thermal impedance of the heat output end of the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James C. Corman, Gunnar E. Walmet
  • Patent number: 3955619
    Abstract: In a heat pipe the portion of the wicking material which receives the liquid condensed at the condenser surface at the heat output end of the heat pipe is provided with a plurality of large openings extending from the surface adjacent the condenser surface to the opposing surface thereof to avoid condensate accumulation adjacent the condensation surface. Such accumulation blocks access of the condensation surface to vapor and hence increases the thermal impedance of the heat output end of the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1976
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James C. Corman, Gunnar E. Walmet