US3176933A
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Thermal control of space vehicles
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-03
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Granted: 1965-04-06
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Expires: 1983-05-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Dewey L Clemmons
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:51
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C22/00; C23C22/05; C23C22/06; C23C22/07; B; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/226; B64G1/46; B64G1/50; F; F24; F24S; F24S50/00; F24S50/80; B64G1/503; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
A METHOD OF PASSIVELY CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A SATELLITE WHEN ORBITED IN A SUNLIGHTED SPATIAL VACUUM COMPRISING: PROVIDING AN EXTERIOR ALUMINUM SURFACE FOR SAID SATELLITE, CHEMICALLY CONVERTING A THICKNESS OF SAID ALUMINUM SURFACE INTO AN AMORPHOUS PHOSPHATE LAYER, SAID AMORPHOUS PHOSPHATE LAYER HAVING THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY CHARACTERISTIC OF PROVIDING A SOLAR ABSORPTANCE TO EMITTANCE RATIO RANGE OF 7 TO 0.80.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
61 words
A METHOD OF PASSIVELY CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A SATELLITE WHEN ORBITED IN A SUNLIGHTED SPATIAL VACUUM COMPRISING: PROVIDING AN EXTERIOR ALUMINUM SURFACE FOR SAID SATELLITE, CHEMICALLY CONVERTING A THICKNESS OF SAID ALUMINUM SURFACE INTO AN AMORPHOUS PHOSPHATE LAYER, SAID AMORPHOUS PHOSPHATE LAYER HAVING THE PHYSICAL PROPERTY CHARACTERISTIC OF PROVIDING A SOLAR ABSORPTANCE TO EMITTANCE RATIO RANGE OF 7 TO 0.80.
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