US Patent Issued to MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates on Feb. 10 for "Thermal radiator shutter and system and method for thermal control using a thermal radiator shutter" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,441, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Inc. (Brampton, Canada).

"Thermal radiator shutter and system and method for thermal control using a thermal radiator shutter" was invented by Faizan Rehmatullah (Etobicoke, Canada) and Stefanos Dermenakis (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal radiator shutter and methods of providing thermal control by and manufacturing a thermal radiator shutter are provided. The thermal radiator shutter includes a first baseplate, a second baseplate that is moveable between an open and closed position, and an actuator for moving the second baseplate. When the se...