Patents by Inventor Richard Ian Meskimmon

Richard Ian Meskimmon 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).

  • Method and an appratus for constructing a heat pipe
    Patent number: 9346135
    Abstract: A method for constructing a heat pipe, comprising the steps of providing a tube having an open end and a opposite closed end; filling a tube with a predetermined volume of working fluid; connecting a vapor trap to the open end of the pipe; evacuating the tube for a predetermined period of time to remove non-condensable gases from the tube; and sealing the tube wherein the step of evacuating the tube includes the steps of applying a vacuum to the open end of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: S&P Coil Products Ltd
    Inventors: Hussam Jouhara, Richard Ian Meskimmon
  • METHOD AND AN APPRATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A HEAT PIPE
    Publication number: 20130111756
    Abstract: A method for constructing a heat pipe, comprising the steps of providing a tube having an open end and a opposite closed end; filling a tube with a predetermined volume of working fluid; connecting a vapour trap to the open end of the pipe; evacuating the tube for a predetermined period of time to remove non-condensable gases from the tube; and sealing the tube wherein the step of evacuating the tube includes the steps of applying a vacuum to the open end of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: S & P COIL PRODUCTS LTD
    Inventors: Hussam Jouhara, Richard Ian Meskimmon