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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:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W Klett, Knoxville, TN (US);
Timothy D Burchell, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B32B / ; C01B / ; C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 71 ; 156 78 ; 156245 ; 252 70 ; 252 73 ; 252 79 ; 264 296 ; 264 297 ; 264 42 ; 264 465 ; 264 85 ; 264101 ; 427238 ; 427239 ; 427435 ; 4283055 ; 4283073 ; 4283202 ; 428403 ; 428913 ;
Abstract
A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distribution of pore sizes and a highly aligned graphic structure in the struts. The foam material can be made into a composite which is useful in high temperature sandwich panels for both thermal and structural applications. The foam is encased and filled with a phase change material to provide a very efficient heat sink device.