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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6832646 | Cooler for electronic device This is a cooler for dissipating heat away from an electronic device (A). The cooler includes a liquid cooling mechanism (B), a forcible air cooling mechanism (C) and a substrate (D). The liquid cooling mechanism includes a set of metal pipes (20-21) connecte... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6831833 | Heat dissipator for optical writing and/or reproducing apparatus Disclosed is a heat dissipator for an optical writing and/or reproducing apparatus. The heat dissipator comprises a main base having mounted thereto a plurality of parts including at least one motor for optical writing and/or reproduction; a circuit board positioned... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6826047 | Cool air-supplying device for a computer system A cool air-supplying device for a computer system. The computer system includes a computer apparatus and the computer apparatus includes a housing. The cool air-supplying device includes a casing connected to the housing of the computer system. The casing has an int... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826051 | Clip for heat sink A clip (1) is used to attach a heat sink (2) onto a central processing unit (3). The clip includes a main body (10) and an operating body (20). The main body includes a central pressing portion (101), a pair of first and sec... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826037 | Electronic structure An electronic structure includes an electronic component, which is configured to be in electric contact with a base and has a mounting side configured for mounting onto the base. The structure also includes a raised elastic support positioned on the component and mu... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822860 | WDM add/drop multiplexer module A casing member for a WDM add/drop multiplexer unit, the casing member comprising a backplane for interconnection of components of the WDM add/drop multiplexer unit inserted in the casing member, and at least one heat sink opening formed in a wall of the casing memb... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6822868 | Heat sink with integrated electronics A heat sink with integrated electronics having a cavity with one or more facing sides. Hybrid circuits are housed in the cavities. A bottom portion seals the housing and has a row of pins is provided for interconnecting the circuits housed in the separate cavities t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6822863 | Airflow shroud mounted fan system and method for cooling information handling system components Information handling system component cooling is enhanced with an airflow shroud that directs a primary airflow by a primary fan across the component, the airflow shroud having an opening proximate the component so that a secondary airflow is directed at the compone... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817405 | Apparatus having forced fluid cooling and pin-fin heat sink A heat sink has a base plate and attached pin-fins with intake and discharge openings connected by a tubular channel. A pump moves cooling fluid across the exterior surface of the pin-fins, as well as the interior surface of the tubular channels, thereby increasing ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819561 | Finned-tube heat exchangers and cold plates, self-cooling electronic component systems using same, and methods for cooling electronic components using same The present invention provides a heat exchange system for conducting heat away from high-power, heat-producing electronic components by conduction and convection. The heat exchange system comprises a metal tube that has been forged and drawn so as to define a flow c... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819563 | Method and system for cooling electronics racks using pre-cooled air Augmenting air cooling of electronics systems using a cooling fluid to cool air entering the electronics system, and to remove a portion of the heat dissipated by the electronics. A cooled electronics system includes a frame, electronics drawers, fans or air moving ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6819562 | Cooling apparatus for stacked components A cooling apparatus for stacked components. Heat generating components may be mounted on two sides of a first printed circuit board. A second circuit board may be stacked over the first circuit board with a thermally conductive frame disposed between the two boards.... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816376 | Pluggable electronic module and receptacle with heat sink A receptacle assembly includes a guide frame having top, bottom and side walls joined to form an interior cavity configured to receive an electrical module. One of the top, bottom and side walls has an opening therethrough, and a heat sink is mounted over the openin... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6816377 | Electronic control unit An electronic control device having a high heat dissipating ability includes a printed board secured to an enclosure and interposed between a case and a cover with screws passing through the printed board. Thermally conductive thin film layers made of copper foil ar... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6807060 | Underhood electronic integration An electronic system generally includes a flatwire electronic site and a flatwire bus electronically connecting the flatwire electronic site and an electronic device in the engine compartment. The flatwire electronic site has a flexible substrate with electronic com... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6807056 | Electronic equipment A plurality of electronic apparatuses, each apparatus having a closed loop cooling system, are installed in a cabinet having another closed loop fluid cooling system. Each of the closed loop fluid cooling systems includes a heat receiver and a pump. A projection is ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6798657 | Self-cooling unit A cooling system that can be used, for example, for cooling electrical circuit boards housed in an equipment cabinet. The cooling system includes a flow-rate-amplifying pump configured to introduce ambient air into the cabinet. The flow-rate-amplifying pump is a pas... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6798656 | Hard disc drive heat sink and sound absorbing frame A hard disc drive (HDD) heat sink and sound absorbing frame comprises a sound absorbing frame, two heat sinks with multiple heat dissipating fins and two heat conducting seals. The sound absorbing frame has an open center and multiple through holes. Each heat sink h... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6791836 | Smart fan modules and system A fan module including: two or more individual fans, each fan having an air movement means and a motor engaged with the air movement means for accelerating air entering each of the two or more individual fans; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature associate... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6788540 | Optical transceiver cage The present invention relates to a cage for holding an optical transceiver module in electrical contact with a host circuit board. The cage includes front, middle and rear sections, and facilitates the insertion of the optical transceiver into the cage, as well as p... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6788534 | Intake module having integrated ECU An intake module has an electronic control unit (ECU) housing portion that houses an ECU. The ECU housing portion is provided in a manner that a lateral direction of the ECU housing portion is approximately coincident with a direction of an intake air passage that i... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6785138 | Repeater case for HDSL modules A repeater case for high density subscriber lines includes a repeater base and a repeater housing forming a sealed enclosure and having interior walls. A plurality of module slots receive HDSL-4 circuit board modules. A heat conductive material in the housing contac... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6785139 | Electric connection box In an electric connection box containing a bus bar board in a case, heat radiation member-side bus bars are connected to a heat radiation member, and switching devices, such as FETs, are mounted on the bus bars. The heat radiation member-side bus bars may project be... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6781840 | Fastening mechanism Fastening members such as tapping screws and rivers having a shaft are used to fasten objects such as circuit elements, a circuit board and a casing to a target object such as a heat sink of a circuit unit. The target object has a uniform cross-sectional shape along... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6781830 | Methods and systems of heat transfer for electronic enclosures An electronics enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes a modular card cage adapted to receive one or more electronic circuit cards and a heat sink adapted to protrude through an opening of an enclosure and couple to the modular card cage. The modular card cage... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6781831 | Card-cage with integrated control and shaping of flow resistance curve for multiple plenum chambers An improved circuit board assembly includes a cover or other member disposed adjacent to the substrate and, for example, spaced therefrom so as to define a plenum. Self-aligning heat sinks (or other heat dissipative elements) are spring-mounted (or otherwise resilie... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6778389 | Microelectronic package with tubular housing A microelectronic package comprises a tubular housing and a microelectronic assembly affixed to a support that is received in the housing. The support may be a cage-like structure that comprises axial ribs to which the microelectronic assembly is attached. Alternate... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6778388 | Water-resistant electronic enclosure having a heat sink A device and method for enclosing electronics in a waterproof environment and transferring the heat generated by the electronics to an external environment is provided. The device includes a housing and a heat sink. The housing includes top and bottom pieces that ar... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6775135 | Heat isolation apparatus A heat isolation apparatus is described. The heat isolation apparatus prevents an equipment surface from being heated to a high temperature by a heat source. The apparatus is especially employed for the heat source, such as an integrated circuit, in a notebook compu... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6771501 | Fire resistant electronic engine controller An electronic engine controller is provided in which a backup controller or independent protection module is located in a sealed housing 8 which itself is located within the main housing 4 of the controller. The backup controller is thermally insulated... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6768642 | VME circuit host card with triple mezzanine configuration A circuit card assembly includes a host card having connector assemblies and a conduction-cooling path. A first and second mezzanine card each having electronic circuitry defining a component field is mounted to the conduction-cooling path of the host card and conne... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6765793 | Ruggedized electronics enclosure The present invention relates to a ruggedized enclosure for housing and protecting electronics circuits. The enclosure utilizes a top compartment for housing the circuit and a cooling assembly rigidly coupled to the top compartment. The cooling assembly utilizes a p... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6765795 | Modular fan brick and method for exchanging air in a brick-based computer system A modular computing system that includes an enclosure with a rack. A plurality of modular bricks that each include heat-generating electronic components are mounted in the rack. A fan brick that includes at least one fan is also mounted in the rack. The fan brick ex... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6757167 | Hinged adjustable component holder for electronic component cabinet This hinged adjustable component holder for electronic component cabinets relies on a holster with adjustable brackets for holding a wide variety of types and sizes of gateway devices. The holster is provided with openings on all sides to allow heat venting by a wid... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6757168 | Cooling device for electronic unit An electronic unit cooling device for housing an electronic unit having a plurality of electronic parts and for cooling the electronic unit with the cooling air which is introduced from the outside and discharged to the outside. The cooling device comprises: a cooli... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754074 | Multipurpose server handle A server, or other electronic device, includes a handle mated with the server. The server slides into and mates with a chassis. The handle is formed to provide a central opening through which visual and physical access is provided to a portion of the server, and pre... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6751097 | Heat-radiating structure co-usable with heat-radiating window of a housing of an electronic appliance A heat-radiating structure co-usable with heat-radiating window of a housing of an electronic appliance, including a housing having a rigid wall defining an interior space. At least one side of the rigid wall is formed with an opening or a heat-radiating window and ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6747873 | Channeled heat dissipation device and a method of fabrication Numerous embodiments of a channeled heat dissipation device and a method of fabrication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a channeled heat dissipation device comprising a base portion having a dissipation surface and a substantially opposed mounting surface, and at ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6747870 | Electromagnetic interference reduction air duct An air duct is provided for ventilating an electronic device having a processor. The air duct comprises one or more walls that have an irregular surface and that further have a layer of conductive material applied to the irregular surface. Further embodiments of the... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745149 | Acoustical noise reducing enclosure for electrical and electronic devices The invention disclosed herein is a system for controlling acoustical noise generated by electrical or electronic equipment. The invention consists of a sealed enclosure having acoustically absorbent inner walls, a transparent sealed front door, a hinged seal... | 06/01/2004 |
