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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2022
Applicants:

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Llc, Golden, CO (US);

Tcpoly, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Adewale Odukomaiya, Denver, CO (US);

Paramjot Singh, Lakewood, CO (US);

Allison Jasmine Mahvi, Lakewood, CO (US);

Matthew Kirby Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);

Kaif Dosani, Lawrenceville, GA (US);

Assignees:

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Golden, CO (US);

TCPoly, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/02 (2006.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); C09K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/023 (2013.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C09K 5/063 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to encapsulation of a phase change material (PCM) enabled by extrusion of a thermoplastic polymer shell and a PCM core, which can be additively manufactured to form a variety of designs for use in a variety of settings, including for use as thermal energy storage devices in building heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The thermoplastic polymer shell surrounding a PCM core may be used as a filament in three-dimensional (3D) printing or may be extruded during the additive manufacturing process.


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