Patents by Inventor Jose' L. Lage

Jose' L. Lage 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: 5960861
    Abstract: A cold plate for use in a thermal management system and a method of thermal management which comprises an inlet channel having coolant fluid disposed therein at a substantially uniform pressure throughout the inlet channel and an outlet channel having coolant fluid disposed therein at a substantially uniform pressure lower than the pressure in the inlet channel throughout the outlet channel. The cold plate includes a highly thermally-conductive metallic porous matrix filling the fluid passage, preferably of aluminum. The porous matrix is preferably from about two percent to about 15 percent percent solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignees: Raytheon Company, Southern Methodist Univ.
    Inventors: Donald C. Price, Richard M. Weber, Gary J. Schwartz, Joseph McDaniel, Jose' L. Lage