US Patent Issued to BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY on May 5 for "Thermal storage materials and applications thereof" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,346, issued on May 5, was assigned to BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (Waltham, Mass.).

"Thermal storage materials and applications thereof" was invented by Ggoch Ddeul Han (Waltham, Mass.) and Michael A. Gerkman (Waltham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to automotive products, as well as uses thereof, which can facilitate warming of engine oil in an energy efficient and, therefore, more environmentally friendly manner. More specifically, a fluid reservoir is disclosed that includes a double walled vessel that defines a fluid containing compartment and has a self-contained region that shares a wall with the fluid...