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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157217 | Spacecraft radiator systems A spacecraft radiator system designed to provide structural support to the spacecraft. Structural support is provided by the geometric “crescent” form of the panels of the spacecraft radiator. This integration of radiator and structural support provides spacecra... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8123174 | Methods and apparatus for an integrated instrumentation module for a thermal protection system An integrated instrumentation system includes a body comprising a thermal protection system (TPS) material (e.g., an ablatable material), one or more sensors embedded within the body, and a processor (e.g., an FPGA or the like) communicatively coupled to the plurali... | 02/28/2012 |
| H2263 | Hardening of a satellite thermal control system A thermal control system for a space body uses an active control means to prevent laser beam radiation damage to a heat radiator. A conventional louver and louver actuator are coupled to an active overdrive actuator that closes the louver when hostile laser radiatio... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7967256 | Spacecraft battery thermal management system A spacecraft battery thermal management system is provided that includes a battery, a first radiator panel and a second radiator panel. A first face of the first radiator panel is arranged to face a first direction and a first face of the second radiator panel is ar... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7874520 | Satellite with deployable, articulatable thermal radiators A satellite (50) is disclosed having at least one deployable thermal radiator (64). Once deployed, this thermal radiator (64) may be repositioned. In one embodiment, the deployed thermal radiator (64) may be moved about a first axis (7... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7762499 | Independent East/West thermal management system A satellite thermal management system for dissipating excess heat generated within a satellite. The thermal management system includes a central platform for mounting heat dissipating components. A first thermal radiator panel and a second thermal radiator panel are... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7275720 | Actively cooled ceramic thermal protection system An apparatus and method for thermal protection is provided. A thermal protection apparatus includes a porous layer attached to an inner structural member requiring thermal protection. The porous layer serves as both a cooling air plenum and a transpiring medium. The... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270302 | Scalable thermal control system for spacecraft mounted instrumentation A spacecraft instrument thermal control method and system providing scalable thermal control of on-board instrument temperature. Adapted for a spacecraft with bus supporting instrumentation and thermal radiator panels, cooling is carried out by one or more active co... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267303 | Method and system for providing cruciform steered, bent biconic and plasma suppression for maximum accuracy A system for reducing plasma induced communication disruption is disclosed. The system utilizes an electrophilic gas injectant, bent reentry vehicle nose shaping and a number of flaps configured to provide 3-axis steering capability. Injecting electrophilic gas inje... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258306 | Thermal deformation determination for payload pointing using space-based beacon A system and associated method for compensating for thermal deformation of a spaced-based structure having a spacecraft payload. The system including a beacon source coupled to a first spacecraft for transmitting a first signal and a beacon sensor coupled to a secon... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237752 | System and method for reducing plasma induced communication disruption utilizing electrophilic injectant and sharp reentry vehicle nose shaping The present invention discloses a system and a method for reducing plasma induced communication disruption utilizing electrophilic injectant and sharp reentry vehicle nose shaping. Injecting electrophilic gas into plasma accomplishes reduction of plasma induced comm... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7191984 | Thermal design for spacecraft modules A thermal management system for a spacecraft module includes a baseplate and wall system that is precharacterized to provide a given level of thermal performance regardless of an orientation of the spacecraft relative to a source of solar energy. The system is chara... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7143813 | Foam bumper and radiator for a lightweight heat rejection system Methods and apparatus are provided for a lightweight heat rejection system suitable for spacecraft applications. The apparatus comprises a manifold configured with an array of heat pipes in thermal contact with a manifold coolant. The heat pipes transfer the coolant... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134630 | Thermal deformation determination for payload pointing using space-based beacon A system and associated method for compensating for thermal deformation of a spaced-based structure having a spacecraft payload. The system including a beacon source coupled to a first spacecraft for transmitting a first signal and a beacon sensor coupled to a secon... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118077 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space A platform for storage and transfer of payloads in space includes a plate for supporting a payload, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the payload to and from the plate. A groove extends diametrically between two edges of the plate for receiving a rail provid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118076 | Satellite comprising means for transferring heat from a shelf supporting equipment to radiator panels A satellite, in particular a telecommunication satellite, comprises a structure having a north face and a south face that are oriented perpendicularly to the rotation axis of the Earth and an east face and a west face that are periodically exposed to solar radiation... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111394 | Hybrid loop heat pipe A heat pipe assembly (100) has a combined reservoir (102) and evaporator (104), the evaporator (104) having ducts of a vapor manifold (106) that exhausts vapor toward the condenser (108) instead of opposing the flow of liqui... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108227 | Insulation package and use thereof An insulation package to reduce the transmission of heat and/or noise between the outer skin and the cabin lining of an aircraft composed of an insulating material enclosed by an encapsulating membrane. The encapsulating material has a vapor diffusion resistance (s | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080681 | Heat pipe component deployed from a compact volume A component of a heat pipe assembly (100) has hollow fluid transport sections (108) communicating with hollow bendable fluid transport sections (110); the bendable fluid transport sections (110) being bendable to deploy the transport sect... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048233 | Dual conduction heat dissipating system for a spacecraft A system dedicated to dissipating heat produced by amplifier tubes of a spacecraft comprises a radiating panel installed substantially parallel to the amplifier tubes and thermally coupled to them to radiate to the outside a portion of the heat that they produce, a ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044199 | Porous media cold plate A heat exchanger for cooling a heat generating device including a base having a recess with a base coolant inlet opening and a base coolant outlet opening. A porous core is positioned within the recess of the base, and has a core coolant inlet opening and a core coo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036772 | Spacecraft with extensible radiators The invention concerns a space craft, such as a telecommunication geostationary satellite, comprising a body, at least one main telecommunication antenna having a specific orientation relative to the body, at least a omnidirectional antenna having a field of view op... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6626231 | Heat transfer device A heat transfer device includes a capillary-pumped first fluid loop including an evaporator situated on a satellite in the vicinity of a source of dissipated heat and a condenser connected by heat transfer members to the evaporator and situated on a deplo... | 09/30/2003 |
| 4842045 | Expandable radiator An expandable heat rejection system for radiating heat from a source of heat on a spacecraft or like vehicle is described and comprises a fluid heat exchange medium in operative circulating heat exchange relationship with the source for absorbing heat by ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4832113 | Survivable pulse power space radiator A thermal radiator system is described for use on an outer space vehicle, which must survive a long period of nonuse and then radiate large amounts of heat for a limited period of time. The radiator includes groups of radiator panels that are pivotally co... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4830097 | Space vehicle thermal rejection system A space vehicle thermal heat rejection system 10 utilizing separate optimized heat pipe components for the functions of heat acquisition, heat transport, and heat rejection. A honeycomb panel heat pipe evaporator section 20 performs the function of heat a... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4819720 | Skin heat exchanger Avionics systems are cooled by circulating the heated air through an onboard closed loop system which includes a heat transfer envelope comprised of a liner and the fuselage of the flight vehicle. The liner keeps a constant, thermodynamically optimal pass... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817855 | Pressure vessel A toroidal pressure vessel storing pressurized gas defines an outwardly exposed axially extending structural part of an automotive vehicle. Heat transfer from outside the vehicle directly to the pressure vessel advantageously offsets gas-expansion refrige... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4815525 | Deployable space radiator with condenser A deployable radiator panel system for use in spacecraft or the like for rejecting power when exposed to space. A plurality of panels are mounted in stacked juxtaposition in stored condition for rotation from the stored condition about a common axis in a ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4771971 | Payload container and fastening structure for use in space vehicles A plurality of payload containers are assembled from modularly extendable base plates, and standardized side walls and covers; each base plate has a trapezoidally cross-sectioned trough-like guide channel and includes centrally positioned counterplug mean... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4756493 | Deployment system for space radiators A deployment system for controlling unfolding kinematics of radiator panels 26 of a space power system. The deployment system includes a plurality of forming mandrels 30 associated with a housing 38 of opposing generally triangular plates 40. Within the h... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4750543 | Pumped two-phase heat transfer loop A pumped loop two-phase heat transfer system, operating at a nearly constant temperature throughout, includes a plurality of independently operating grooved capillary heat exchanger plates supplied with working fluid through independent flow modulation va... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4739952 | Integral cooling system for high-temperature missile structures An integral cooling system for high temperature missile structures which is essentially a passive cooling system integrated into the missile structure. An evaporative material carried in the missile structure is ejected by vapor pressure through openings ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738304 | Direct condensation radiator for spacecraft Cost and weight of a heat transfer structure for a space vehicle can be reduced by an arrangement of redundant channels for the flow of coolant to heat radiating panels, micrometeroid resisting bumpers located adjacent the channels for preventing penetrat... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4727932 | Expandable pulse power spacecraft radiator An expandable heat rejection system for radiating heat generated by a source of heat on a spacecraft or like vehicle is described and comprises a fluid heat exchange medium in operative heat exchange contact with the source for absorbing heat by evaporati... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4706740 | Ventable survivable heat pipe vapor chamber spacecraft radiator A system for radiating heat generated by a source of heat aboard a spacecraft or the like is described which comprises a pair of spaced heat pipes and a pair of spaced wall members having inner condensation surfaces and outer heat radiating surfaces bonde... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4702309 | Collector for liquid droplet radiator A collector for a liquid drop radiator for cooling at least one fluid droplet stream. The collector has a housing with at least one inlet for the at least one fluid droplet stream and one outlet and lies in a plane, and a pump disposed in the housing and ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4687048 | Monogroove cold plate The coolant fluid evaporated in a compact heat absorbing panel (12) utilizing monogroove heat pipes in a pumped two-phase system is replenished through a liquid inlet control valve (35) under the control of an ultrasonic liquid presence detector (40) whic... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4603732 | Heat management system for spacecraft A heat management system especially adapted for spacecraft including a first heat exchanger in heat exchange relation with a sink having a widely varying temperature and a second heat exchanger in heat exchange relation with a variable heat load. An equil... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4592950 | Composite assembly forming thermal protection or dissipation screen The invention concerns a composite assembly forming a thermal protection or dissipation screen comprising a hot wall and a cold wall, wherein it includes between said hot wall and said cold wall at least two adjacent elements called vaporizer superheaters... | 06/03/1986 |
