F28D 15/0241
The tubes being flexible
Official title: {the tubes being flexible}
F28D15/0241 (The tubes being flexible) appears on 145 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for thermal management using separable heat pipes and methods of manufacture thereof14 Apr 2026US 12,601,548 B2California Institute of Technology
- Oscillating heat pipes24 Feb 2026US 12,560,386 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Satellite thermal transport system for earth-facing components6 Jan 2026US 12,515,822 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Thermal management planes25 Nov 2025US 12,480,716 B2Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc.
- Folding thermal ground plane4 Nov 2025US 12,464,679 B2Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc.
- Flexible heat pipe17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274448 A1Government of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Bendable shapeable heat plate structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276312 A1Nidec Chaun-Choung Technology Corporation
- Flexible heat pipe with composite wick23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210642 A1Shihezi University
- Thermal management planes23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210644 A1Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Inc.
- Flexible customized 3d heat pipe and its preparation method and application21 May 2026US 2026/0143637 A1Xiamen University
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for monitoring health, wellness and fitness having a method and apparatus for improved measurement of heat flow688US 6,595,929 B2BodyMedia, Inc. · 2003
- Active thermal control of ultrasound transducers514US 5,560,362 AAcuson Corporation · 1996
- Two phase component cooler113US 5,704,416 AAavid Laboratories, Inc. · 1998
- Pickup chuck with an integral heat pipe107US 5,944,093 AIntel Corporation · 1999
- Cooling system and electronic equipment71US 10,408,545 B2NEC Platforms, Ltd. · 2019