ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,057, issued on July 28, was assigned to HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Corp. (Charoltte, N.C.).
"Vapor compression cycle with direct pumped two-phase cooling" was invented by Raphael Mandel (West Hartford, Conn.), Ram Ranjan (San Diego) and Joseph E. Turney (Amston, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Thermal management systems include a vapor cycle and a liquid cycle sharing a common working fluid. The vapor cycle includes, along a vapor cycle flow path, a compressor and a condenser. The liquid cycle includes, along a liquid cycle flow path, a fluid driver, a load, a regulator valve, and a phase change material heat exchanger. A cold sink is ...