Patents

US 11208568 B2: Thermal signature control structures

Granted
2021-12-28
Filed
2018-05-16 application 15981354
Type
Utility · 29 claims
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Abstract

Subwavelength conducting particles can be arranged on conducting surfaces to provide arbitrary thermal emissivity spectra. For example, a thermal emissivity spectrum can be tailored to suppress a thermal signature of an object without sacrificing radiative cooling efficiency.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg211228.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Elwha LLC 1,209 patentsUS company or organizationBellevue, WAPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Gleb M. AkselrodBellevue, WA46PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Erik Edward JosbergerSeattle, WA19PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
Mark C. WeidmanBellevue, WA18PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
C09DCoating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers; filling pastes; chemical paint or ink removers; inks; correcting fluids; woodstains; pastes or solids for colouring or printing; use of materials thereforC09D5/32PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
F41HArmour; armoured turrets; armoured or armed vehicles; means of attack or defence, e.g. camouflage, in generalF41H3/00PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatusG02B1/002PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2024-08-20Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC signed 2024-06-28METAVC PATENT HOLDING COMPANY SISTERS, OR68723/735PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2024-08-20Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
ELWHA LLC signed 2024-06-28INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC BELLEVUE, WA68723/636PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2018-07-02Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
JOSBERGER, ERIK EDWARD signed 2018-06-28
AKSELROD, GLEB M. signed 2018-06-29
WEIDMAN, MARK C. signed 2018-07-02
ELWHA LLC BELLEVUE, WA46251/861ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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