US Patent Issued to GE Aviation Systems on Aug. 26 for "Evaporative thermal management systems and methods" (New York, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,930, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to GE Aviation Systems LLC (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Evaporative thermal management systems and methods" was invented by Brian Magann Rush (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and Stefano A. Lassini (Lowell, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods are provided herein useful to thermal management. In some embodiments, a thermal management device includes a housing with a fixed amount of working fluid disposed therein. The substrate is in thermal communication with the thermal management device such that evaporation of the working fluid controls the temperature of the substrate. Evaporated working fluid...