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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:
Jun. 27, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ival O Salyer, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12626303 ; 126206 ; 126400 ; 220545 ;
Abstract
A thermal energy storage composition is provided which is in the form of a gel. The composition includes a phase change material and silica particles, where the phase change material may comprise a linear alkyl hydrocarbon, water/urea, or water. The thermal energy storage composition has a high thermal conductivity, high thermal energy storage, and may be used in a variety of applications such as in thermal shipping containers and gel packs.