Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Myers
Thomas L. Myers 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).
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Patent number: 7100680Abstract: The apparatus is a heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of more highly heat conductive material for only that part of the wick in the region which contacts the heat source, so that there is superior heat conductivity in that region.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2005Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Thermal Corp.Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers
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Patent number: 7100679Abstract: A heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of more highly heat conductive material for only that part of the wick in the region which contacts the heat source, so that there is superior heat conductivity in that region.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2003Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Thermal Corp.Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers
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Patent number: 7066240Abstract: The apparatus is a heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of more highly heat conductive material for only that part of the wick in the region which contacts the heat source, so that there is superior heat conductivity in that region.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2001Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Thermal CorpInventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers
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Patent number: 7028760Abstract: A heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink is provided. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound such that fillets of the brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between the particles of the wick.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2005Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Thermal Corp.Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers, John H. Rosenfeld, Kenneth L. Minnerly
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Patent number: 6896039Abstract: A heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink is provided. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound such that fillets of the brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between the particles of the wick.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2004Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Thermal Corp.Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers, John H. Rosenfeld, Kenneth L. Minnerly
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Publication number: 20040244951Abstract: A heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink is provided. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound such that fillets of the brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between the particles of the wick.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers, John H. Rosenfeld, Kenneth L. Minnerly
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Publication number: 20020050341Abstract: The invention is a flat heat pipe heat spreader with the addition of a solid heat conductive structure spanning the internal space in the heat pipe only at the region of contact with the heat source. Capillary wick is also bonded to the sides of the solid heat conductive structure. Thus, the solid structure provides both direct heat conduction from the heat source to a heat sink mounted atop the heat spreader and also acts as an extended evaporator surface within the heat pipe. The combination furnishes a decrease in the thermal resistance compared to a heat pipe without the solid structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2001Publication date: May 2, 2002Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers
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Publication number: 20020023742Abstract: The apparatus is a heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of more highly heat conductive material for only that part of the wick in the region which contacts the heat source, so that there is superior heat conductivity in that region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2001Publication date: February 28, 2002Applicant: Thermal Corp.Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers
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Patent number: 6302192Abstract: The apparatus is a heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor chamber because they each are located within a sealed structure such as a pillar or the solid layers of the casing surrounding the vapor chamber. Another feature of the heat pipe is the use of more highly heat conductive material for only that part of the wick in the region which contacts the heat source, so that there is superior heat conductivity in that region.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1999Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Thermal Corp.Inventors: Peter M. Dussinger, Thomas L. Myers
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Patent number: 6092930Abstract: A valve bag is provided having a self-closing feature to preclude sifting losses after filling, but before the bag is fully sealed, while enabling the facilitated final secure closure of the bag.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Stone Container CorporationInventors: Robert G. Kelley, Don G. Giles, Christopher S. Wadium, Michael R. Avila, Robert F. Kendall, Thomas L. Myers, Mark D. Belser, John P. Fuller, Michael D. Abar
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Patent number: 5806982Abstract: A valve bag is provided having a self-closing feature to preclude sifting losses after filling, but before the bag is fully sealed, while enabling the facilitated final secure closure of the bag.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1996Date of Patent: September 15, 1998Assignee: Stone Container CorporationInventors: Robert G. Kelley, Don G. Giles, Christopher S. Wadium, Michael R. Avila, Robert F. Kendall, Thomas L. Myers, Mark D. Belser, John P. Fuller, Michael D. Abar
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Patent number: 5516210Abstract: A valve bag is provided having a self-closing feature, to preclude sifting losses after filling, but before the bag is fully sealed, while enabling the facilitated final secure closure of the bag.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1994Date of Patent: May 14, 1996Assignee: Stone Container CorporationInventors: Robert G. Kelley, Don G. Giles, Christopher S. Wadium, Michael R. Avila, Robert F. Kendall, Thomas L. Myers, Mark D. Belser, John P. Fuller, Michael D. Abar