Patents by Inventor William Deterrman

William Deterrman 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).

  • THERMOELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER SUPPORT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20120281804
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes a reactor core, a boom and a shield assembly supportively interposed between the reactor core and the boom, a heat pipe disposed in thermal communication with the reactor core, a thermoelectric power converter operably coupled to the heat pipe, struts supportively coupled to the heat pipe at opposite ends of the power converter and hinge joints to rotatably couple the struts to the boom, at least one of the hinge joints being spring-loaded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yi Lu, William Deterrman