Patents by Inventor Mark V. Tu

Mark V. Tu 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).

  • Chimney cooler design for rugged maximum free convection heat transfer with minimum footprint
    Patent number: 12092399
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a chimney cooler having a housing. The housing includes a base and sidewalls. The base is configured to support one or more heat-generating components. The sidewalls extend from the base, and each sidewall includes multiple channels. Each channel defines a serpentine flow path configured to receive a fluid coolant. The sidewalls may be lofted away from the heat-generating component(s) as the sidewalls extend from the base. An inlet for each channel may be contoured to promote inertial flow of the fluid coolant into the serpentine flow path. An outlet for each channel may be contoured to promote inertial flow of the fluid coolant exiting the serpentine flow path. Channels at and adjacent to primary objective surfaces of the housing may share a common inlet. The channels at the primary objective surfaces of the housing may have larger outlets relative to the channels adjacent to the primary objective surfaces of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Andrew Truxel, David A. Vasquez, Jarrett M. Perry, Mark V. Tu, Emma M. Overly
  • CHIMNEY COOLER DESIGN FOR RUGGED MAXIMUM FREE CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER WITH MINIMUM FOOTPRINT
    Publication number: 20220018607
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a chimney cooler having a housing. The housing includes a base and sidewalls. The base is configured to support one or more heat-generating components. The sidewalls extend from the base, and each sidewall includes multiple channels. Each channel defines a serpentine flow path configured to receive a fluid coolant. The sidewalls may be lofted away from the heat-generating component(s) as the sidewalls extend from the base. An inlet for each channel may be contoured to promote inertial flow of the fluid coolant into the serpentine flow path. An outlet for each channel may be contoured to promote inertial flow of the fluid coolant exiting the serpentine flow path. Channels at and adjacent to primary objective surfaces of the housing may share a common inlet. The channels at the primary objective surfaces of the housing may have larger outlets relative to the channels adjacent to the primary objective surfaces of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Truxel, David A. Vasquez, Jarrett M. Perry, Mark V. Tu, Emma M. Overly