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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
Thomas Orville Leimkuehler, League City, TX (US);
Thomas William Morin, Vail, AZ (US);
Grant A. Anderson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Thomas Orville Leimkuehler, League City, TX (US);
Thomas William Morin, Vail, AZ (US);
Grant A. Anderson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paragon Space Development Corporation, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A portable thermal-control system adapted to support space-related research and exploration. Embodiments of the present invention assist in preventing overheating of small payloads being transported from an orbiting space vehicle to a planetary surface by small atmospheric-entry vehicles. Other embodiments of the present invention provide thermal control within an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) suit. Each embodiment utilizes at least one phase-change material, cooled significantly below the freezing temperature, to absorb heat.