Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Buchko

Matthew T. Buchko 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).

  • Vapor resistant arteries
    Patent number: 4854379
    Abstract: A vapor block resistant liquid artery structure for heat pipes. A solid tube artery with openings is encased in the sintered material of a heat pipe wick. The openings are limited to that side of the artery which is most remote from the heat source. The liquid in the artery can thus exit the artery through the openings and wet the sintered sheath, but vapor generated at the heat source is unlikely to move around the solid wall of the artery and reverse its direction in order to penetrate the artery through the openings. An alternate embodiment uses finer pore size wick material to resist vapor entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Thermacore, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Shaubach, Peter M. Dussinger, Matthew T. Buchko
  • Vapor resistant arteries
    Patent number: 4815528
    Abstract: A vapor block resistant liquid artery structure for heat pipes. A solid tube artery with openings is encased in the sintered material of a heat pipe wick. The openings are limited to that side of the artery which is most remote from the heat source. The liquid in the artery can thus exit the artery through the openings and wet the sintered sheath, but vapor generated at the heat source is unlikely to move around the solid wall of the artery and reverse its direction in order to penetrate the artery through the openings. An alternate embodiment uses finer pore size wick material to resist vapor entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: Thermacore, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Shaubach, Peter M. Dussinger, Matthew T. Buchko