Patents by Inventor Jessica Maria Kester

Jessica Maria Kester 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).

  • Methods of forming a thermal storage unit
    Patent number: 10259064
    Abstract: A two-phase heat transfer system includes an evaporator unit configured to receive heat from a source, a liquid line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, a vapor line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, and a condenser. The condensing unit includes a thermal capacitance device and a condenser integrated with the thermal capacitance device. Methods of forming a thermal storage unit include preparing a honeycomb core to receive a phase change material, metallurgically bonding end pieces to the core, to thermally link the end pieces to the core, and bonding the end pieces together to form a seal for holding the phase change material within the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Bugby, Edward J. Kroliczek, Jessica Maria Kester
  • METHODS OF FORMING A THERMAL STORAGE UNIT
    Publication number: 20160016246
    Abstract: A two-phase heat transfer system includes an evaporator unit configured to receive heat from a source, a liquid line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, a vapor line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, and a condenser. The condensing unit includes a thermal capacitance device and a condenser integrated with the thermal capacitance device. Methods of forming a thermal storage unit include preparing a honeycomb core to receive a phase change material, metallurgically bonding end pieces to the core, to thermally link the end pieces to the core, and bonding the end pieces together to form a seal for holding the phase change material within the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: David C. Bugby, Edward J. Kroliczek, Jessica Maria Kester
  • Two-phase heat transfer system including a thermal capacitance device
    Patent number: 9146058
    Abstract: A two-phase heat transfer system includes an evaporator unit configured to receive heat from a source, a liquid line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, a vapor line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, and a condenser. The condensing unit includes a thermal capacitance device and a condenser integrated with the thermal capacitance device. Methods of forming a thermal storage unit include preparing a honeycomb core to receive a phase change material, metallurgically bonding end pieces to the core, to thermally link the end pieces to the core, and bonding the end pieces together to form a seal for holding the phase change material within the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ORBITAL ATK, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Bugby, Edward J. Kroliczek, Jessica Maria Kester