...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373718 | Test device for a heat dissipating fan A test device for a heat dissipating fan, which is suitable for testing if the fan wheel is secured to the housing firmly, includes a support post, a transverse slide unit, which is disposed at the top of the support post and provides a transverse slide seat, a vert... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370693 | Radiating module and the manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a radiating module consisting of a plurality of radiating fins, at least one heat-transfer tube, and a seat includes the steps of forming through holes on the radiating fins, extending the heat-transfer tube through the through holes on th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347249 | Fixing device for a radiator A fixing device for a radiator provides a joining side projecting outward from a lateral side of each of the elastic strip members and has an engaging part at two inclining ends of the respective elastic strip member. The respective joining side is inserted into a l... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329095 | Blower capable of reducing secondary flow A blower capable of reducing secondary flow comprises a frame and a wheel blade part. The wheel blade part is mounted in the frame. The wheel blade part is composed of a hub and a plurality of blades surrounding the hub. The frame is composed of a base and an upper ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322792 | Cooling fan without returning flow A cooling fan without returning flow comprises a motor stator, a frame and a motor rotor. The frame is joined to the stator with a support device at the inlet side thereof. The motor rotor is disposed at the stator. A fan blade set is disposed under the rotor and at... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7281893 | Supporting frame with locating function A supporting frame with locating function mainly includes a supporting portion and a plurality of connecting portions. The supporting portion is provided at a central area with a plurality of hollow spaces, and is connected at an upper side to a fan and at a lower s... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280361 | Clamping tool A clamping tool for securing a heat sink to a holding frame, which is disposed on top of a central processing unit (CPU), includes a support arm, a press handle, an elastic member, and an engaging arm. The support arm provides a horizontal arm member and an elastic ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277290 | Secure device for a heat dissipating component A secure device for a heat dissipating component provides a base body with a plurality of engaging members attached to two lateral sides thereof. Each of the engaging members further has a secure part and a follower part for clamping the heat dissipating component. | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265980 | Frame of a heat sink for a CPU in a computer A frame of a heat sink for a CPU in a computer includes a quadrilateral frame member and four stop plates. One of two opposite sides of the quadrilateral frame member has an opening block step with a length being equal to the width of the heat sink and the bottom of... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243413 | Fixing tool for quickly setting up a secure device A fixing tool for quickly setting up a secure device with an engaging member and a secure unit is used for mounting the secure device to an electronic component. The fixing tool includes a main member, a driving member with an extending part pivotally connected to t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228887 | Radiator structure A radiator structure includes a base and conductive components. Several fins extend from the base and the conductive components are arranged in the base and the fins in a way of being distributed in orderly pieces in the base and the fins. The base and the fins are ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7205838 | Circuit structure capable of adjusting gradient of output to temperature variation A circuit structure capable of adjusting gradient of output to temperature variation includes at least a sensing unit for detecting ambient temperature variation and generating a sensing signal, an amplifying unit connected to the sensing unit for increasing a level... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203042 | Protective circuit for a motor A protective circuit for a motor includes a motor, a drive unit and a control unit. The drive unit is connected to the motor to drive the motor. The control unit is connected to the drive unit to control output or drive current of the drive unit. The motor and the d... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201562 | Fan with central intake A fan with central intake comprises a fan frame, a fan wheel and a fan motor. The fan frame provides a hub seat with an annular spacing for fluid flowing through and a joining part at the center of the hub seat for supporting the bearings. The fan wheel is received ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198464 | Frame device of a fan A frame device of a fan comprises a lower frame and a plurality of jut units. The lower frame is hollow. The jut units are disposed on the lower frame in a way of spacing apart from each other and extend upward and slant outward to constitute an entrance such that a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188663 | Radiating module and the manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a radiating module consisting of a plurality of radiating fins, at least one heat-transfer tube, and a seat includes the steps of forming through holes on the radiating fins, extending the heat-transfer tube through the through holes on th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183679 | Anti-loose device for a motor An anti-loose device for a motor includes a hollow shaft and a motor set. The hollow shaft seat, being provided with a recess and the motor set has an insulation frame, a silicone sheet and a locating member disposed between the insulation frame and the recess. The ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182517 | Anti-vibration device for a motor bearing An anti-vibration device for a motor bearing at least comprises an axial barrel core, a shaft and a shock retard piece. The axial barrel core has a recess at the bottom thereof with the recess having a flat top. A bearing is received in the axial barrel and the shoc... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178587 | Heat-dissipating module A heat-dissipating module comprises a conductive part, a fan and a flow-guiding shield. The conductive part has a receiving plane being connected to the fan and fits with the flow-guiding shield. The fan has a fan wheel with a circular area measured with the diamete... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178583 | Fan module for a heat dissipating device A heat dissipating device includes a fin unit disposed on a supporting seat, and an anchoring frame disposed on the fin unit and engaging detachably the supporting seat for anchoring the fin unit between the supporting seat and the anchoring frame. A fan module incl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176595 | Support device of a motor shaft A support device of a motor shaft includes a shaft, a shaft seat and a bearing. The shaft is joined to a fan blade set at an end thereof and provides a circular shape at another end thereof. The shaft seat has a circular recess corresponding to the circular end so a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174951 | Radiator module structure A radiator module structure includes at least a heat guide pipe, a frame member, a fan and at least two cooling fin sets. The guide pipe has a heat receiving section joined to a base and at least two heat dissipation sections extending upward and being away the base... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170207 | Motpor device capable of reducing cogging torque A motor device capable of reducing cogging torque includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly, which is movably disposed in the stator assembly. The rotor assembly provides a magnetic component. The stator assembly further includes an insulation frame part, a se... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168920 | Fan base case A fan case base, which is for being mounted with a fan wheel having a hub and a plurality of fan blades surrounding the hub, includes a base support, a frame and a plurality of engaging parts. The base support is attached with the fan wheel. The frame is disposed ar... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168912 | Series type fan device A series type fan device comprises at least a first fan and at least a second fan coupled to each other. The first fan has a joining side with a receiving part at a fan frame thereof and the second fan has a joining side with a projective fixing part corresponding t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165604 | Fan module for a heat dissipating device A heat dissipating device includes an anchoring frame engaging detachably a supporting seat for anchoring a fin unit between the supporting seat and the anchoring frame. A fan module includes a fan unit mounted on the fin unit, a connecting seat mounted on a fan hou... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160080 | Fan assembly A fan frame provides fixing parts extending downward to embrace a radiator with a hook end catching lower side of the radiator respectively. A guard device is disposed on the frame with hard skeletons to surround a fan wheel so that fluid can enter the radiator via ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156157 | Cooling mechanism A cooling mechanism according to the present invention comprises a heat conductive unit having a plurality of heat radiating fins extended outward in the radial direction thereof and a fan. The heat radiating fins and the air gaps among the heat radiating fins defin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150311 | Radiation module capable of resisting reverse flow of hot fluid A radiation module capable of resisting reverse flow of hot fluid includes a fan, a radiator and a retaining tool. The fan provides an inlet and an outlet. The radiator is connected to the outlet of the fan. The retaining tool secures the radiator to a heat generati... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148601 | Built-up stator assembly A built-up stator assembly comprises a plurality of magnetic guide members and each of the magnetic guide members further comprises a frame arm, a rib and a magnetic pole part. The frame arm with two ends provides a joining part at the two ends respectively. The rib... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145275 | Bearing with auxiliary magnetism A bearing assembly with auxiliary magnetism comprises a shaft, a fan base and a bearing. The fan base provides a hollow shaft seat with a receiving space to accommodate the shaft. The bearing fits with the shaft for supporting the shaft. A magnetic part surrounds th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140842 | Axial flow fan An axial flow fan includes a frame, a driving device and a fan blade part. The driving device is disposed in the frame and the fan blade part provides a hub member and a plurality of fan blades attached to the outer rim of the hub member and the hub member engaging ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131200 | Method for making a radiating appliance A radiating appliance consisting of a plurality of heat-transfer tubes, radiators, and a heat-transfer plate is processed in a method including the following steps: position the heat-transfer tubes in grooves formed in a recess on one radiator; position the heat-tra... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7122924 | Rotor device capable of forcing heat dissipation A rotor device capable of forcing heat dissipation includes a hub and an inner casing. The hub provides a closed end with at least a through hole radially disposed thereon and a projection extending therefrom along the circumference of the through hole. The inner ca... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7113403 | Centrifugal fan type cooling module A centrifugal fan type cooling module includes a centrifugal fan and a radiator. The centrifugal fan provides a fan rotor with fan blades and an axial shaft and a fan stator set with an axial core, an upper cover and a frame. The fan blades extend straight forward r... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110258 | Heat dissipating microdevice A heat dissipating microdevice includes a board, a fluid microsystem, and a coolant. The board includes an insulator layer that has first and second surfaces, a conductor layer formed on the first surface, and a cover member disposed on the second surface. The fluid... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106587 | Fluid moving device with a radiation module A fluid moving device with a heat radiation, which is mounted to a conductive part to dissipate heat from a heat generation part under the fluid moving device and another heat generation part around the first heat generation part, includes a first frame member, whic... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099162 | Pulse-width-modulated signal to direct-current voltage converting unit A PWM signal to DC voltage converting unit includes at least a switch section adapted to provide an on/off function; a driving section electrically connected to the switch section for driving the switch section to provide the on/off function; a first voltage stabili... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089128 | Control circuit of a DC fan motor for start with high voltage and high rotational speed with low voltage A control circuit of a DC fan motor for start with high voltage and high rotational speed with low voltage at least includes an input unit, an output unit, a control unit and a comparator. The input unit is connected to the comparison unit and the control unit for t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078834 | Rotor device capable of dissipating heat A rotor capable of dissipating heat comprises a hub and a shielding received in the hub. The shielding case has an upper wall with a plurality of projection parts. The projection parts have a side thereof attached to the upper wall respectively and a plurality of op... | 07/18/2006 |