Patents by Inventor S. Eugene MESSENGER

S. Eugene MESSENGER 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).

  • Low-cost nano-heat pipe
    Patent number: 10962296
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a heat pipe may include providing a first material as a body section. The method may include stamping or etching the body section to include the cavity. A portion of the body section may constitute a wall of the cavity. The method may include stamping or etching the wall of the cavity to provide a set of corrugations on a portion of the wall of the cavity. The method may include forming an opening in the wall of the cavity. The method may include attaching a lid over the cavity. The lid constituting at least a portion of a hermetic seal of the cavity. The method may include attaching a cover to the body section approximately adjacent to the opening in the cavity. The method may include attaching a valve to the body section approximately at the opening to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Osenbach, Jie Tang, S. Eugene Messenger, John Coronati
  • LOW-COST NANO-HEAT PIPE
    Publication number: 20190137186
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a heat pipe may include providing a first material as a body section. The method may include stamping or etching the body section to include the cavity. A portion of the body section may constitute a wall of the cavity. The method may include stamping or etching the wall of the cavity to provide a set of corrugations on a portion of the wall of the cavity. The method may include forming an opening in the wall of the cavity. The method may include attaching a lid over the cavity. The lid constituting at least a portion of a hermetic seal of the cavity. The method may include attaching a cover to the body section approximately adjacent to the opening in the cavity. The method may include attaching a valve to the body section approximately at the opening to the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: John W. Osenbach, Jie Tang, S. Eugene Messenger, John Coronati
  • Low-cost nano-heat pipe
    Patent number: 10175005
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a heat pipe may include providing a first material as a body section. The method may include stamping or etching the body section to include the cavity. A portion of the body section may constitute a wall of the cavity. The method may include stamping or etching the wall of the cavity to provide a set of corrugations on a portion of the wall of the cavity. The method may include forming an opening in the wall of the cavity. The method may include attaching a lid over the cavity. The lid constituting at least a portion of a hermetic seal of the cavity. The method may include attaching a cover to the body section approximately adjacent to the opening in the cavity. The method may include attaching a valve to the body section approximately at the opening to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: John W. Osenbach, Jie Tang, S. Eugene Messenger, John Coronati
  • LOW-COST NANO-HEAT PIPE
    Publication number: 20160290734
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a heat pipe may include providing a first material as a body section. The method may include stamping or etching the body section to include the cavity. A portion of the body section may constitute a wall of the cavity. The method may include stamping or etching the wall of the cavity to provide a set of corrugations on a portion of the wall of the cavity. The method may include forming an opening in the wall of the cavity. The method may include attaching a lid over the cavity. The lid constituting at least a portion of a hermetic seal of the cavity. The method may include attaching a cover to the body section approximately adjacent to the opening in the cavity. The method may include attaching a valve to the body section approximately at the opening to the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: John W. OSENBACH, Jie TANG, S. Eugene MESSENGER, John CORONATI