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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:
Dec. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David W Lee, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
TRW, Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219209 ; 165 41 ; 2441 / ;
Abstract
A spacecraft electronics equipment module that is thermally independent of a core spacecraft structure to which it can be mounted. The module takes the form of a thermal radiation panel on which electronic components are directly mounted. The panel is attachable to the core structure and includes its own double-sided radiator for cooling of the electronics components, an integral heater for raising the temperature is needed, a thermal controller, for automatically regulating the temperature of the module components, and heatpipes for distributing the heat more uniformly across the radiating surfaces.