Patents by Inventor Marion E. Peeples

Marion E. Peeples 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).

  • Inverted meniscus heat pipe
    Patent number: 4351388
    Abstract: A high conductance heat pipe with annular grooves engaging a composite wick having a porous sheath containing a capillary core of glass beads and arranged to provide at least one axial vapor passage. The working fluid projects through the screen sheath to expose the meniscus to the heated surface at the evaporator end of the heat pipe to provide thin film boiling. The annular grooves conduct the vapor to the vapor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Leslie D. Calhoun, Marion E. Peeples