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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120014059 | POWER MODULE A power module includes a first power chip and a second power chip, each of which has at least two electrodes. The power module is applied to a power converter having a power density higher than 15 W/inch3 and a maximum efficiency higher than 92%, or t... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110317359 | FAN DUCT FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE A fan duct includes a top plate, two side plates extending downward from opposite sides of the top plate, and plural guiding plates extending downward from the top plate. The side plates and the top plates cooperatively define an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inl... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310556 | INTERNAL DEVICE ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER CABIN An internal device arrangement for a passenger cabin, for example of an aircraft, comprises an internal device element (15) which is selected from a group consisting of wall panelling, window panel, side panel, ceiling panelling and luggage compartment; an electr... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110304986 | POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY A power supply assembly includes an enclosure body, a cover panel mounted to the enclosure body, a power supply unit, and a positioning element. The enclosure body includes a bottom panel, a rear panel, and a side panel. The power supply unit is mounted in the enclosure... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110279970 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THERMAL INSULATION MEMBER FOR HEAT SINK An exemplary electronic device includes an enclosure, two electronic components received in the enclosure, a heat sink, and a thermal insulation member. The enclosure defines a receiving space for receiving the electronic components and the thermal insulation member. Tw... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110273843 | POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY A power supply assembly includes an enclosure body, a cover panel mounted to the enclosure body, a power supply, and a positioning element mounted to the cover panel. The enclosure body includes a bottom panel, a rear panel substantially perpendicular to the bottom pane... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110235274 | HOUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME A housing includes a main body defining a window and at least one glue injecting hole near the window. A screen guard covering the window, defines a slit between the main body and the screen guard. A glue layer located in the slit adheres the screen guard to the main bo... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110222241 | HIGH DENSITY SWITCHING PLATFORM WITH INTERBAY CONNECTIONS ARRANGEMENT A high density switching platform arranges multiple circuit cards interconnected by a single backplane. A single backplane has three sets of circuit cards on one side. A shared ventilation chamber on the other side of the backplane draws ambient air through each of the ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110222240 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE POWER SOURCE UNIT An electrical component disposed on the top of battery modules includes an electrical component case for accommodating an inverter and a DC/DC converter, and heat sink units attached to the electrical component case on the side of the electrical component case opposite ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110205702 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODES An apparatus is disclosed that may include one or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) and an electronics package may be disposed about the first surface of one or more of the PCBs. The PCBs may include a metal layer and a core, and, in some aspects, may include multiple ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110194250 | Platform for Military Radio with Vehicle Adapter Amplifier A platform for a military radio with a vehicle adapter amplifier has been developed. The apparatus includes a base for supporting at least one SINCGARS RT-1523 radio. The platform has a first power supply that includes a DC power converter for converting 110/220 alterna... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110188200 | FORCED-AIR-COOLED TYPE VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE There is provided a first accommodating chamber that accommodates a cooling unit frame that supports a cooling unit. The cooling unit includes a cooler that cools heat generated from a snubber circuit component and a semiconductor device utilizing cooling air from an ai... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110170260 | HOUSING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT A housing structure for a vehicle electronic control unit (“ECU”) includes an ECU case, a mounting bracket, and a seal ring. The ECU case is for housing a vehicle ECU and includes a ventilation opening. The mounting bracket connects with the ECU case and is configur... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110170261 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND TELEVISION RECEIVER A protection sheet (PS) deforms into a shape of protecting a metal terminal (11P) of an inverter transformer (11) exposed from a gap between an inverter substrate (12) and a backlight chassis (43) at a temperature below the deforming temperat... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110164382 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING The present invention pertains to a cage for thermal management and housing an electric module comprising a cage housing and having a top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity and the side walls defining a width of the interior cavity. The top wall ma... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110164383 | DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A GAP-LIKE SPACE AND A SYNTHETIC JET GENERATOR COUPLED THERE-TO A device (1) is provided with a configuration of two walls (3a; 5a) confining a substantially closed gap-like space (7) containing a gaseous medium. For cooling purposes the device is further provided with a synthetic jet genera... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110141691 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SYNTHETIC JETS A method for manufacturing synthetic jets is described. The method includes forming a hole extending through a portion of a first printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the hole defines a portion the synthetic jet assembly, and wherein the hole is positioned to enable the... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110122578 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE An electronic device includes a printed circuit board and a heat dissipation module. The printed circuit board has a first heat-generating electronic component and a number of second heat-generating electronic components. The heat dissipation module includes a heat sink... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110116232 | MOBILE DISPLAYS AND RELATED METHODS Mobile display apparatus and methods of operating mobile display apparatus are disclosed. Mobile display apparatus include a structure for attaching the display apparatus to a mobile structure and at least one display module coupled to the structure. The mobile display ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110110036 | PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM FOR PHOTO VOLTAIC MODULES The present invention discloses a cooling fin assembly for Photo Voltaic Solar (PVS) panels providing an improved passive cooling of the PVS panels. Cooling fins as such do provide a good local cooling effect underneath the contacting surface of the fins. However, due t... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110110041 | HEAT DISSPATION STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS A heat dissipation structure of an electronic apparatus includes a bendable vapor chamber with a large area. A small section of the vapor chamber is arranged to contact with the heat source of the electronic apparatus and a large remaining section of the vapor chamber c... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110110035 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HEAT DISSIPATING STRUCTURE An electronic device includes a first and a second air passages. A first and a second electronic components locate in the first and second air passages, respectively. A first heat sink includes a first heat dissipation portion contacting the first electronic component a... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110062720 | CONTROL BOX FOR A WIND TURBINE The invention relates to a control box for arranging in a rotor hub of a wind turbine that can be rotated about a rotational axis. Such control boxes receive electrical components such as relays, inverters, sensors and the like, in the inner region thereof, which is def... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110051367 | Display Apparatus A display apparatus includes an accommodation chamber having a sealed structure, a display panel accommodated in the accommodation chamber, a cooling part which cools the air inside the accommodation chamber, a drain pipe extending from a bottom part of the accommodatio... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110019362 | DUCTED EXHAUST EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted f... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110007476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HEAT TRANSFER There is provided a heat dissipating device. An exemplary heat dissipating device comprises a thermally conductive plate that is adapted to be disposed adjacent to at least one heat generating device. The thermally conductive plate has surface features configured to pro... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100328883 | Pluggable Power Cell For An Inverter In one embodiment, a power cell chamber for a drive system includes moveable and fixed portions. The moveable portion includes a rectifier stage to rectify an input signal received from a secondary winding of a transformer to provide a rectified signal and an inverter s... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100302731 | Inverter Cooler A DC to AC inverter used in a solar cell power system can include an improved structure for cooling itself and increasing power output.... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100302728 | CHASSIS FOR INVERTER The present invention provides an inverter or other electronically controlled power source for transforming electrical energy into electrical energy of predetermined voltage and/or current comprising: an inner housing for housing the main circuitry of the inverter, a co... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100271776 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM The present invention provides a display apparatus including a display panel, and a plurality of adjustment mechanisms respectively arranged for a plurality of areas on a rear surface of the display panel and configured to adjust a temperature of the display panel for e... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271777 | HIGH DENSITY CHIP PACKAGES, METHODS OF FORMING, AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME Methods and devices for multi-chip stacks are shown. A method is shown that assembles multiple chips into stacks by stacking wafers prior to dicing into individual chips. Methods shown provide removal of defective chips and their replacement during the assembly process ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100265653 | HEATSINKS AND A SPRING IN A BAFFLE SLOT BETWEEN ADJACENT COMPONENTS A baffle has a slot, with the slot positioned between first and second adjacent components when the baffle is installed above the components. A pair of heatsinks are inserted into the slot, with at least one heatsink having a heat dissipating portion that remains above ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265659 | ELECTRIC DRIVE An electric drive is disclosed which includes at least a choke unit, a power step unit, and a capacitor unit for implementing power supply to an electricity-consuming device. A cooling arrangement is disclosed for cooling the choke unit, the power step unit, and the cap... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100238626 | Modular Air Management Devices The invention provides modular air management devices for directing or diverting air flow within an equipment cabinet or enclosure to provide adequate cooling for non-“front to back” breathing electronic devices, and include a scoop assembly, a tray assembly, a vert... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100214742 | Heat-sinking memory module device A memory module has a good heat sinking effect. Each chip on the memory module has a surface exposed in the air. Or, a thermal pad can further adhere to the surface of the chips. Thus, the heat sinking effect of the memory module is improved; and an easy and convenient ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100182748 | DUST-PROOFING METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE A dust-proofing method is for use in an electronic device having a housing, a heat-generating component, and a dust-proofing mechanism. The housing includes an air vent. The dust-proofing mechanism includes a shielding plate for shielding or opening the air vent, and an... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100177478 | Cooling arrangement for an equipment assembly An equipment assembly includes a core cooling slot to manage thermal effects brought about by the generation of heat from components therein. The cooling slot is positioned within the equipment assembly so that only air that is external to the equipment assembly passes ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100177479 | FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY APPARATUS A flat-panel display apparatus comprises a display panel, a circuit board, and a cover. The circuit board includes a first and second circuit boards. The first circuit board is arranged above the second circuit board so that, on the back side of the display panel, a mou... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100172089 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME A heat dissipation module includes a heat sink, a wind-guiding element and a pivot. The wind-guiding element is disposed on the heat sink, and the pivot is connected between the heat sink and the wind-guiding element to allow the wind-guiding element to rotate relative ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100165572 | DATA CENTER COOLING A system for restricting mixing of air in a data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face, and a back face. The system includes an enclosure for collecting air released from the back faces of the plurality of racks, the enclosure confi... | 07/01/2010 |
