Patent ID: 8308356
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: F27D,G01K,G11B

Abstract:
1. A protective enclosure comprising: a housing having an internal surface and an external surface; a compartment within the housing for containing a least one heat absorbing element and at least one device to be protected, the compartment having a compartment external wall, a compartment internal wall and a compartment insulation layer disposed between the external compartment wall and the internal compartment wall; a jacket within the housing defined by an internal volume between at least a portion of the housing internal surface and the external compartment wall, the jacket configured to contain a liquid phase change material within the internal volume and to at least partially surround the compartment; and a vent operatively connected to the jacket and configured to release the liquid phase change material to an environment external to the housing when the liquid phase change material vaporizes.