The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
David E. Blanding, Belton, SC (US);
Arun Muley, San Pedro, CA (US);
Jeffrey C. Coffman, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Doug Van Affelen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64D 13/08 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 13/50 (2013.01); B64D 13/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include a structurally integrated thermal management system that uses the structure of an aerospace vehicle as part of the heat dissipation system. In this system, structural elements of the aerospace vehicle function as a thermal bus, and are thermally connected with heat-generating electrical components, so that heat from those components is directed away from the component by the structure of the vehicle itself, into lower temperature surfaces of the vehicle.