ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,310, issued on May 19, was assigned to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. (Broomfield, Colo.).
"Heat spreader with integrated shock isolation" was invented by Gordon C. Wu (Melbourne, Fla.), Kevin E. Weed (Boulder, Colo.), Derek Chan (Boulder, Colo.) and Andre Giron (Broomfield, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Suspension systems are methods for isolating a component from vibration while removing heat from that component are provided. The system includes a suspension system and a thermal energy transfer assembly. The suspension system includes a first mounting panel, to which the component is fixed, a second mounting panel t...