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:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2016
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
David Altman, Sudbury, MA (US);
Nicholas Ian Maniscalco, Hunter, NY (US);
Jonathan Balducci, Sterline, MA (US);
Joshua D. Sole, Rockledge, FL (US);
John G. Bustamante, Orlando, FL (US);
Christian O. Rodriguez, Melbourne, FL (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes at least one conduit configured to carry a working fluid. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of chambers in proximity to the at least one conduit, each chamber configured to contain a phase change material (PCM) that expands upon freezing. The at least one conduit and the plurality of chambers are thermally coupled for transfer of thermal energy between the working fluid and the PCM in each chamber. One wall of each chamber is formed of a compliant layer configured to deform to increase a volume of the chamber as the PCM expands upon freezing.