Patents by Inventor Robert S. Hutchins

Robert S. Hutchins 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).

  • Flexible graphite fiber thermal shunt
    Patent number: 6060166
    Abstract: A thermal shunt comprising flexible graphite fibers for removing heat from components coupled thereto and providing mechanical isolation. The thermal shunt comprises a plurality of stacked layers of graphite fibers secured together at opposite ends to form rigid sections at the respective opposite ends that provide for thermal coupling. Portions of the graphite fibers between the rigid sections are flexible and provide mechanical isolation between components to which the thermal shunt is coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Ronald E. Hoover, Robert S. Hutchins, Stuart J. Marble, Clark A. Saito, Manuel B. Valle