Patents by Inventor Scott Pano

Scott Pano 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).

  • Light weight hydrogen tank
    Patent number: 6347719
    Abstract: A light weight fuel tank for a hydrogen powered airplane used as a platform for communication repeaters for communication services. An outer spherical shell member of a sandwich configuration surrounds an inner thin walled spherical shell member in which the liquid hydrogen is contained. A radial gap between the shell members is evacuated to a high vacuum. The facing surfaces of the shell members are coated with a low emissivity material. Electrical heaters are provided to control the evaporation rate of the hydrogen to match the fuel usage and to prevent icing during ascent and descent of the airplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Harold Rosen, Alois Wittmann, Scott Pano
  • Light weight hydrogen tank
    Publication number: 20020011491
    Abstract: A light weight fuel tank for a hydrogen powered airplane used as a platform for communication repeaters for communication services. An outer spherical shell member of a sandwich configuration surrounds an inner thin walled spherical shell member in which the liquid hydrogen is contained. A radial gap between the shell members is evacuated to a high vacuum. The facing surfaces of the shell members are coated with a low emissivity material. Electrical heaters are provided to control the evaporation rate of the hydrogen to match the fuel usage and to prevent icing during ascent and descent of the airplane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Harold Rosen, Alois Wittmann, Scott Pano