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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Algerd Basiulis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2915 / ; 165105 ; 53 83 ; 219 72 ;
Abstract
A plunger placed through an opening in a heat pipe enclosure is heated to a temperature above the saturation temperature of the working fluid in the heat pipe to prevent the fluid from condensing across the gap between the plunger and the opening and to allow non-condensible gases to escape. Thereafter, the plunger is melted to seal the heat pipe. The plunger and at least that part of the heat pipe with the opening therethrough are made from the same materials.