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US 12,535,774 B2Granted
Environmentally isolated intercalated compound mount
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsLuke Horstman, Chad Fertig, Caleb Sjoquist, Argyrios Dellis
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus for suspending an intercalated compound includes spring connectors that couple to an intercalated complex that comprises the intercalated compound in an enclosure. The spring connectors exert spring forces on the intercalated complex that cause it to be suspended between the spring connectors during operation. In doing so, the intercalated compound is thermally isolated relative to the exterior of the enclosure it is disposed in. The mounting apparatus can be used as part of an atomic clock sensor.
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A system, comprising:
- a first cover;
- a first heating element physically coupled with the first cover;
- a second cover;
- a second heating element physically coupled with the second cover;
- an intercalated compound in contact with the first heating element and the second heating element and coupled in between the first cover and the second cover;
- a first spring connector coupled with the first cover at a first end of the first spring connector;
- a second spring connector coupled with the second cover at a first end of the second spring connector;
- a coupler attached to an exterior of a mounting interface device, wherein the coupler couples to both the first spring connector at a second end of the first spring connector and at a second end of the second spring connector,
- wherein the intercalated compound is suspended between the first cover and the second cover at least partially due to a spring force exerted by the first spring connector and the second spring connector,
- wherein the system transitions between a closed configuration and an open configuration,
- wherein in the closed configuration, the spring force exerted by the first spring connector and the second spring connector causes the first cover and the second cover to substantially enclose the intercalated compound,
- wherein in the open configuration, expansion of the intercalated compound exerts a force on the first spring connector and the second spring connector and causes increased exposure of the intercalated compound to an exterior environment relative to the closed configuration,
- wherein by suspending the intercalated compound, the intercalated compound is thermally insulated relative to the exterior environment.
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A device, comprising:
- an intercalated complex, comprising:
- a first cover,
- a first heating element physically coupled with the first cover,
- a second cover,
- a second heating element physically coupled with the second cover,
- an intercalated compound in contact with the first heating element and the second heating element and coupled in between the first cover and the second cover;
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- a mounting apparatus that physically couples to the intercalated complex, comprising:
- a first spring connector coupled with the first cover at a first end of the first spring connector,
- a second spring connector coupled with the second cover at a first end of the second spring connector,
- wherein the first spring connector and the second spring connector exert a spring force on the first cover and the second cover, respectively,
- a coupler attached to an exterior of a mounting interface device, wherein the coupler couples to both the first spring connector at a second end of the first spring connector and at a second end of the second spring connector,
- wherein the intercalated compound is suspended between the first cover and the second cover at least partially due to a spring force exerted by the first spring connector and the second spring connector.
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A method for fabricating a mounting apparatus for an intercalated compound, comprising:
- attaching a first end of a first spring connector and a first end of a second spring connector to a mounting interface device;
- attaching a second end of the first spring connector to a first cover;
- attaching a second end of the second spring connector to a second cover;
- coupling a first and a second heating element in a cavity formed by the first cover and the second cover;
- and
- suspending an intercalated compound between the first heating element and the second heating element and between the first cover and the second cover at least partially due to a spring force exerted by the first spring connector and the second spring connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.