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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Jonathan B. Boreyko, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Mojtaba Edalatpour, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Kevin R. Murphy, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Ranit Mukherjee, Blacksburg, VA (US);
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides a thermal diode including a first plate having a first surface defining a wick structure. The thermal diode can include a second plate having a smooth surface facing the wick structure, the smooth surface and the wick structure defining a chamber for accommodating a phase-change liquid. The thermal diode also can include a separator positioned between the first plate and the second plate to separate the wick structure from the smooth surface by a gap that is less than a capillary length of the phase-change liquid.