Patents by Inventor Richard S. L. Lee

Richard S. L. Lee 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).

  • Mist supercooling of a heated surface
    Patent number: 5311931
    Abstract: A method for the efficient cooling of a cavity-bearing surface is disclosed. The method includes the provision of an extra-fine coolant mist to the surface to be cooled wherein the surface has at least two projections and at least one cavity therebetween. The mist is deposited so as to form an ultra-thin coolant film upon the surface and at least one coolant mist vortex within the cavity. The film is evaporated from its outside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventor: Richard S. L. Lee