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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jonathon Robert Heinrich, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Frans Hendrik Ebersohn, Palmdale, CA (US);
Randall James Sovereign, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/14 (2006.01); H05B 3/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/145 (2013.01); H05B 3/03 (2013.01); H05B 2203/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A monolithic heating element is provided. In one embodiment, the heating element includes a monolithic structure that is not a filament and a plurality of electrodes attached to the monolithic structure. Application of an electric current between the plurality of electrodes generates heat in the monolithic structure which can be tailored to any desired heating profile and is robust to single point failures due to thermal runaway.