Patents by Inventor William J. Beasley
William J. Beasley 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: 8174828Abstract: Electronic circuit boards are arranged as respective parallel pairs defining a narrow gap there between. One or more such pairs of boards are supported within a hermitically sealable housing and cooled by way of spraying an atomized liquid coolant from a plurality of nozzles into each narrow gap. Transfer of heat from the circuit boards results in vaporization of at least some of the atomized liquid within the narrow gap. The housing further serves to guide a circulation of vapors out of each narrow gap, back toward the nozzles, and back into each narrow gap. A heat exchanger exhausts heat from the housing and overall system, wherein vapor is condensed back to liquid phase during contact and heat transfer therewith. Condensed liquid is collected and re-pressurized for delivery back to the nozzles such that a sustained cooling operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Charles L Tilton, Donald E. Tilton, Randall T. Palmer, William J. Beasley, Douglas W. Miller, Norman O. Alder
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Patent number: 7806166Abstract: An insulated spray cooling system for extreme environments for providing a desired enclosed environment for electronic devices regardless of external environmental conditions. The insulated spray cooling system for extreme environments includes an insulated enclosure that isolates the electronic devices being thermally managed from the external environment and a thermal management unit within the enclosure for thermally managing electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Charles L. Tilton, William J. Beasley, Douglas W. Miller, Randall T. Palmer
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Publication number: 20100039773Abstract: Electronic circuit boards are arranged as respective parallel pairs defining a narrow gap there between. One or more such pairs of boards are supported within a hermitically sealable housing and cooled by way of spraying an atomized liquid coolant from a plurality of nozzles into each narrow gap. Transfer of heat from the circuit boards results in vaporization of at least some of the atomized liquid within the narrow gap. The housing further serves to guide a circulation of vapors out of each narrow gap, back toward the nozzles, and back into each narrow gap. A heat exchanger exhausts heat from the housing and overall system, wherein vapor is condensed back to liquid phase during contact and heat transfer therewith. Condensed liquid is collected and re-pressurized for delivery back to the nozzles such that a sustained cooling operation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc. (ISR)Inventors: Charles L. Tilton, Donald E. Tilton, Randall T. Palmer, William J. Beasley, Douglas W. Miller, Norman O. Alder
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Patent number: 7602608Abstract: Electronic circuit boards are arranged as respective parallel pairs defining a narrow gap there between. One or more such pairs of boards are supported within a hermitically sealable housing and cooled by way of spraying an atomized liquid coolant from a plurality of nozzles into each narrow gap. Transfer of heat from the circuit boards results in vaporization of at least some of the atomized liquid within the narrow gap. The housing further serves to guide a circulation of vapors out of each narrow gap, back toward the nozzles, and back into each narrow gap. A heat exchanger exhausts heat from the housing and overall system, wherein vapor is condensed back to liquid phase during contact and heat transfer therewith. Condensed liquid is collected and re-pressurized for delivery back to the nozzles such that a sustained cooling operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2006Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.Inventors: Charles L. Tilton, Donald E. Tilton, William J. Beasley, Douglas W. Miller, Randall T. Palmer
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Patent number: 7495914Abstract: Electronic circuit boards are arranged as respective parallel pairs defining a narrow gap there between. One or more such pairs of boards are supported within a hermitically sealable housing and cooled by way of spraying an atomized liquid coolant from a plurality of nozzles into each narrow gap. Transfer of heat from the circuit boards results in vaporization of at least some of the atomized liquid within the narrow gap. The housing further serves to guide a circulation of vapors out of each narrow gap, back toward the nozzles, and back into each narrow gap. A heat exchanger exhausts heat from the housing and overall system, wherein vapor is condensed back to liquid phase during contact and heat transfer therewith. Condensed liquid is collected and re-pressurized for delivery back to the nozzles such that a sustained cooling operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.Inventors: Charles L. Tilton, Donald E. Tilton, William J. Beasley, Douglas W. Miller, Randall T. Palmer
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Patent number: 7264042Abstract: A spray cooling system for extreme environments for providing a desired enclosed environment for electronic devices regardless of external environmental conditions. The spray cooling system for extreme environments includes an enclosure that isolates the electronic components from the external environment, a spray unit within the enclosure for thermally managing one or more electronic devices, a pump unit fluidly connected to the spray unit, a heat exchanger unit fluidly connected to the pump, and a control valve fluidly connected between the heat exchanger unit and the pump. An independent chamber preferably houses a heater unit, a first power supply and a control unit, whereby the heater unit initially heats the coolant within the independent chamber to a minimum operating temperature prior to operation of the electronic components.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.Inventors: Charles L. Tilton, Chester L. Turner, William J. Beasley, Douglas W. Miller, William C. Gustafson
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Patent number: 7216695Abstract: A spray cooling system for extreme environments for providing a desired enclosed environment for electronic devices regardless of external environmental conditions. The spray cooling system for extreme environments includes an enclosure that isolates the electronic components from the external environment, a spray unit within the enclosure for thermally managing one or more electronic devices, a pump unit fluidly connected to the spray unit, a heat exchanger unit fluidly connected to the pump, and a control valve fluidly connected between the heat exchanger unit and the pump. An independent chamber preferably houses a heater unit, a first power supply and a control unit, whereby the heater unit initially heats the coolant within the independent chamber to a minimum operating temperature prior to operation of the electronic components.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.Inventors: Charles L. Tilton, Chester L. Turner, William J. Beasley, Douglas W. Miller, William C. Gustafson
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Patent number: 6976528Abstract: A spray cooling system for extreme environments for providing a desired enclosed environment for electronic devices regardless of external environmental conditions. The spray cooling system for extreme environments includes an enclosure that isolates the electronic components from the external environment, a spray unit within the enclosure for thermally managing one or more electronic devices, a pump unit fluidly connected to the spray unit, a heat exchanger unit fluidly connected to the pump, and a control valve fluidly connected between the heat exchanger unit and the pump. An independent chamber preferably houses a heater unit, a first power supply and a control unit, whereby the heater unit initially heats the coolant within the independent chamber to a minimum operating temperature prior to operation of the electronic components.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2003Date of Patent: December 20, 2005Assignee: Isothermal Systems Research, Inc.Inventors: Charles L. Tilton, Douglas W. Miller, William C. Gustafson, William J. Beasley, Chester L. Turner