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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:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary M York, Gardena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244163 ; 165 41 ; 165171 ;
Abstract
Device and method for minimizing radiator area required for heat dissipation on a satellite. The device includes radiator panels with heat pipes embedded throughout. The embedded heat pipes have flanges that protrude from the plane of the surface of the radiator panel. Units, such as amplifiers and RF filters, are mounted on L shaped heat pipes. The unit heat pipes are mounted on the flanges of the embedded heat pipes. The unit heat pipes are thermally linked to the same area of the radiator panel, thereby minimizing radiator area necessary for heat dissipation.