Patents by Inventor Warren Ruemmele

Warren Ruemmele 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).

  • Apparatus and method for extracting heat from a device
    Patent number: 8584738
    Abstract: A cold plate includes a face sheet comprising a composite material and having a lower surface and at least one cooling tube attached to the lower surface and being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough. A heat extraction system includes a cold plate comprising a face sheet comprising a composite material and having a lower surface and at least one cooling tube attached to the lower surface and being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough. The heat extraction system further includes a pump in fluid communication with the cold plate and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the pump and the cold plate. A method for fabricating a cold plate includes providing a face sheet comprising a composite material and attaching at least one cooling tube to a lower surface of the face sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Hurlbert, Warren Ruemmele, Hai D. Nguyen, Kambiz K. Andish, Sean M. McCalley
  • Apparatus and method for extracting heat from a device
    Publication number: 20030230399
    Abstract: A cold plate includes a face sheet comprising a composite material and having a lower surface and at least one cooling tube attached to the lower surface and being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough. A heat extraction system includes a cold plate comprising a face sheet comprising a composite material and having a lower surface and at least one cooling tube attached to the lower surface and being capable of transmitting a cooling fluid therethrough. The heat extraction system further includes a pump in fluid communication with the cold plate and a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the pump and the cold plate. A method for fabricating a cold plate includes providing a face sheet comprising a composite material and attaching at least one cooling tube to a lower surface of the face sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Kathryn M. Hurlbert, Warren Ruemmele, Hai D. Nguyen, Kambiz K. Andish, Sean M. McCalley