ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,676, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. (Broomfield, Colo.).
"Thermal radiator for heat rejection" was invented by Kevin Eugene Weed (Boulder, Colo.) and David M. Waller (Westminster, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Radiator structures and methods are provided. The radiator includes conductor bar and radiating surface portions that are integral to one another. An interior surface of the conductor bar and an interior surface of the radiating surface form a continuous internal surface, and an exterior surface of the conductor bar and an exterior surface of the radiating surface form a continu...