Patent ID: 7156161

Claim:
A lightweight thermal heat transfer apparatus, comprising: (a.) a core section, the core section having a cross sectional area, the core manufactured from a material that is polymeric based, the cross sectional area of the core section being substantially similar to a diamond shape; and, (b) a laminate composite section, the laminate composite section having a plurality of thermally conductive fibers, the thermally conductive fibers being disposed around the core section, the thermally conductive fibers being oriented at a configuration similar to the core section, the thermally conductive fibers manufactured from a material selected from the group consisting of mesophase pitch material and carbon fiber, the thermally conductive fibers being supported in the laminate composite section with a matrix material, the matrix material being a material selected from the group of polymeric compositions, ceramic compositions and metallic compositions, the lightweight thermal heat transfer apparatus having edges, the thermally conductive fibers being oblique to the edges, the thermally conductive fibers supported by pitched-based fibrous reinforcements.