Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Thermacore, Inc.

46Patents
0Active
46Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 21, 1976 → Jul 24, 1996

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4274479A Sintered grooved wicks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 109 Expired
US5642776A Electrically insulated envelope heat pipe Electricity 76 Expired
US4880052A Heat pipe cooling plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US5549155A Integrated circuit cooling apparatus Electricity 62 Expired
US5168921A Cooling plate with internal expandable heat pipe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US4196504A Tunnel wick heat pipes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US4352392A Mechanically assisted evaporator surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US5002122A Tunnel artery wick for high power density surfaces Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 50 Expired
US5076352A High permeability heat pipe wick structure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Expired
US5558720A Rapid response vapor source Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US4697205A Heat pipe Electricity 41 Expired
US4212347A Unfurlable heat pipe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4854379A Vapor resistant arteries Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US4941527A Heat pipe with temperature gradient Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US4194559A Freeze accommodating heat pipe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US4345642A Articulated heat pipes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US4248295A Freezable heat pipe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US5764482A Integrated circuit heat seat Electricity 23 Expired
US4696010A Thermally stabilized laser cavity Electricity 22 Expired
US5267611A Single phase porous layer heat exchanger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4857421A Alkali metal thermoelectric genreator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5492570A Hybrid thermal electric generator Electricity 21 Expired
US4565243A Hybrid heat pipe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US5495978A Bonding diverse thermal expansion materials Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US4807697A External artery heat pipe Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.