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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6330157 | Variable thermal exchanger and method thereof This invention relates to an apparatus or device for exchanging heat from electronic components or heat sinks, and method thereof. More particularly, this invention is directed to heat sinks which incorporates an innovative thermo-mechanically actuated de... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6313988 | Server with reduced space requirement A computer for a server or work station which has two air cooling streams one stream leads from outside the chassis across the motherboard and through a vented power supply then directly into the environment and is driven by a fan inside the power supply.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6301107 | Heat dissipation structure for electronic apparatus component A computer microprocessor has a housing portion with a recess formed in a top side wall thereof, and a die portion inset within the recess. Operating heat from the die is removed by heat dissipation apparatus which automatically adapts to variations in th... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295199 | Electronics module and a method of manufacturing such a module The module has a metal substrate having one major face that is insulated and that carries electrical connection tracks, and at least one power component fixed to the substrate and having connection tabs (20) that are soldered to the tracks. The power comp... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6285548 | Face plate for a chassis for high frequency components An electronic chassis or modular rack has elements and methods for reducing emission of electromagnetic waves or interference (EMI) and at the same time ensuring that the components within the chassis or rack are properly cooled. A face plate which attach... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282089 | Portable computer cooling method and computer holder A method (and structure) for cooling a portable computer includes attaching a portable computer to a holder, transferring heat of a heat-generating component disposed within the portable computer to the holder, and releasing the transferred heat to the at... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6262889 | Insulated mobile computer This invention involves a user supported hands free activated computer that controls to the extent possible the heat generated by computer components. Heat is an extremely important item since the computer is in contact with the user's body. The battery u... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6256201 | Plate type heat pipe method of manufacturing same and cooling apparatus using plate type heat pipe A plate type heat pipe comprises: a plate type container which includes a heat absorbing side and a heat dissipating side to form a hermetically sealed hollow portion; at least one heat transfer block which is thermally connected to each of inner walls of... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6252771 | Removable remote control amplifier An amplifier having removable remote controls and the ability to easily couple with other amplifiers for easy mounting is disclosed. The amplifier includes removable remote controls and isocoupling systems that connect two or more amplifiers and that elec... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6242075 | Planar multilayer ceramic structures with near surface channels A multilayer ceramic device has top and bottom green ceramic layers machined and fired. Intermediate green ceramic layers are machined, have conductors laid down in the machined areas, are laminated, and are fired to form an enclosure layer. The areas of ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241007 | Electronic apparatus with a flat cooling unit for cooling heat-generating components An electronic apparatus having a housing, a heat-generating component provided in the housing, and a heat sink for cooling the heat-generating component. The heat sink has two metal plates. The first metal plate has a heat receiving portion thermally conn... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6236566 | Cooling element for a power electronic device and power electronic device comprising same A cooling element (2) for power electronic devices comprises heat-exchange fluid inlet and outlet apparatus (29) and an interior volume in which said fluid circulates. The element (2) is made from an electrically insulative material and comprises at least... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233146 | Rotatable portable computer remote heat exchanger with heat pipe A portable computer includes a base having a heat producing electronic component mounted therein. A heat sink, also referred to as a remote heat exchanger, is positioned in the base adjacent to the heat producing component. A heat pipe has a first end per... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6229704 | Thermal connection system for modular computer system components A method and system of thermally connecting internal components of a computer system to a heat sink. The components are arranged as modular units, each having at least one component heat conductor extending from it. For each component heat conductor, an a... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6226180 | Electronic apparatus having a heat dissipation member The present invention relates to a heat dissipation structure for a notebook type computer, capable of effectively dissipating heat generated from a high temperature element (such as a CPU). The heat dissipation structure comprises a main body, a display ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6215658 | Structure for housing and heat sinking equipment pieces in an aeronautic or space vehicle Structure for housing and heat sinking active equipment pieces (3; 2) in a space vehicle, comprising a constraining external container (1; 46) containing a cooling gas or a mixture of gases, means for mechanically holding said boxes (3; 2) into the contai... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6215661 | Heat spreader An electronic package (10) designed to be mounted in a space vehicle includes active electronic components that produce heat energy during operation and has a shear plate (12) attached to a heat sink (13). A heat spreader (11) includes an L-shaped plate o... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6215660 | Electronic appliance with a thermoelectric heat-dissipating apparatus An electronic appliance includes a heat-dissipating apparatus mounted in a housing that has a heat-producing electronic component disposed therein. The heat-dissipating apparatus includes a thermoelectric semiconductor module operable so as to provide low... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6181553 | Arrangement and method for transferring heat from a portable personal computer An arrangement and method for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers. More particularly, there is provided to the provision of an arrangement for increasing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers, particularly such as l... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6181558 | Heat absorber and combination electrical apparatus producing heat and heat absorber A heat absorber including a container providing an internal cavity, phase change material, such as microencapsulated phase change material, residing in the cavity, the container including at least one wall of thermally conductive material in thermal conta... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6166907 | CPU cooling system A CPU cooling system for dissipating heat from a CPU in a computer which includes a water cooling type CPU heat dissipating unit fastened to the CPU of the computer for carrying heat away from the CPU, the water cooling type CPU heat dissipating unit defi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6156970 | Casing for housing electrical and/or electronic components A casing (1) for housing electrical and/or electronic components (6) surrounded by a cooling medium (10), the said casing consisting of a frame (2) and an upper and a lower closing-wall part (3, 4), is constructed in such a way that the frame (2) and/or o... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6154363 | Electronic device cooling arrangement An electronic device cooling arrangement, which includes a flat, rectangular metal water container attached to an electronic device, for example, a CPU for carrying heat away from the CPU, the metal water container having a thinner middle portion for caus... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151212 | Ventilated electronics cabinet In a double-walled electronics cabinet 1 an axial fan 5 is inserted in its inner wall 2. In order to prevent the creation of air eddies in front of the fan intake 8, an air baffle plate 16, which is in direction of flow, is located over the fan intake 8 i... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6141219 | Modular power electronics die having integrated cooling apparatus A power electronics device incorporating a modular packaging concept and having an integrated device cooler is disclosed. A modular power electronics die cooler is designed for use with a coolant manifold adapted to circulate a coolant medium past a mount... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6115252 | Heat sink device for electronic devices A heat sink device for use in an electronic device for dissipating into the atmosphere outside a housing of the electronic device the heat generated by an electronic component disposed within the housing. The housing has a peripheral wall formed with a he... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6108201 | Fluid control apparatus and method for spray cooling A fluid control apparatus is adapted for use with a spray plate 100 having at least one atomizer 120 which cools an associated printed circuit board 200 carrying one or more heat-generating components such as integrated circuits 220. At least one spray pl... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6104610 | EMI shielding fluid control apparatus An EMI shielding fluid control shroud is adapted for use in spray cooling EMI producing or EMI sensitive components. The EMI shielding shroud, carried between a printed circuit board and a spray plate, defines an interior spray cavity which prevents inter... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6088225 | Cabinet with enhanced convection cooling A cabinet for outdoor use for enclosing a rack of electronics equipment has a double skin protective outer casing comprising a lower air intake into a cavity between the skins of the double skin and an upper air output from the cavity to the outside, for ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6084771 | Power electronic module and power electronic device including such modules The invention concerns a power electronic module comprising two individual modules (1) each comprising a power electronic component (5) having a contact face (6) mounted on a metallic face (7) of a substrate (8), power connections (11, 13, 20) a metallic ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6072697 | Modular heat sink stack Heat sink apparatus (100) for use in an enclosure (12) in which electrical component; installed on circuits boards (42, 44, 48, 50) are mounted in the enclosure in a stacked arrangement (30) with the components in proximity to each other. Heat conductive ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6067229 | Heat dissipating enclosure for electronic components A device for housing electronic components that produce heat and must be cooled. The device includes a housing having at least one vertical wall that has an interior surface and a corresponding exterior surface. Rows of vains are disposed on the interior ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6064571 | Fan duct module A cooling assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cooling assembly includes a fan for use to direct cool air onto heat dissipating electronic components, and a linear air guiding duct-housing combination for use to house the fan and to guide the coo... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058010 | Enhanced test head liquid cooled cold plate A cold plate, planar in shape, is machined to provide an interior cavity having a plurality of thermally conductive members which transfer any thermal energy absorbed by the cold plate to a chilled water stream flowing through the interior cavity. Electro... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6058012 | Apparatus, method and system for thermal management of an electronic system having semiconductor devices A thermal management controller to regulate the operating temperature of high speed, high circuit density semiconductor dice in an electronic product. The thermal management controller monitors the temperature of a heat sink in thermal contact with the hi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6052284 | Printed circuit board with electronic devices mounted thereon A cooler-equipped printed circuit board, in which electronic devices arranged in a matrix form on the printed circuit board are covered with a sealed case held in liquidtight contact with the board and having a coolant channel from an inlet port and an ou... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6049455 | Cooling unit for cooling a heat-generating components and electronic apparatus having the cooling unit A cooling unit comprising a heat radiating plate and an electric fan device. The heat radiating plate has thermal conductivity and comprises a heat receiving portion and a heat exchanging portion, which are arranged side by side. The heat receiving portio... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6038129 | Cooling electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus having a heat dissipative external enclosure is disclosed. The external enclosure having a containment wall from which depend extended surfaces or fins having a length extending vertically and defining channels therebetween. The th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019167 | Liquid immersion cooling apparatus for electronic systems operating in thermally uncontrolled environments The invention relates to a passive liquid immersion cooling apparatus for electronic systems operating in thermally uncontrolled environments. The apparatus comprises an external shell, defining a chamber with a plurality of heat dissipating components di... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6005771 | Electronics cooling technique for spacecraft modules A spacecraft avionics module in which integrated circuit chip packages or chips are mounted in direct contact with the surface of a radiator panel, to enhance dissipation of heat from the integrated circuit and to allow electronics to be packed more dense... | 12/21/1999 |
