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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7460368 | Cooling-fan-free system module A cooling-fan-free system module includes a housing unit, a circuit module, and a heat radiating unit. The housing unit includes a front and a rear case assembled together to define a receiving space therebetween, and the rear case is made of a highly heat conductin... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7443673 | Cooling function power adapter The cooling function power adapter inserts between the ionization gauge tube prongs and the power socket. Its unique cooling function dissipates the heat generated by the ionization gauge tube working under large power current. This adapter also lowers the working t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443685 | Conductive heat transfer for electrical devices from the solder side and component side of a circuit card assembly An apparatus for conductive heat transfer for electrical devices from the solder side of a circuit card assembly can significantly reduce the component temperature, thereby maintaining the electrical device below its thermal limit. The apparatus comprises a thermall... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440276 | Cooling-fan-free system module A cooling-fan-free system module includes a housing unit having a front and a rear case together defining a receiving space therebetween, and the rear case being highly thermal-conductive; a circuit module received in the receiving space of the housing unit and incl... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440277 | Method and apparatus for venting a chassis A chassis venting apparatus includes a chassis wall base member comprising a first wall. A chassis vent structure is located on the chassis wall base member. A chassis venting passageway is defined between the chassis vent structure and the first wall of the chassis... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440280 | Heat exchange enhancement A heat exchange structure includes a plurality of elongated air ducts. The heat exchange structure has an exterior heat exchange surface and interior heat exchange surfaces, the interior surfaces being in the elongated air ducts. The heat exchange structure includes... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436660 | Heat sinks for electronic enclosures An apparatus for cooling electronics is disclosed. The apparatus generally relates to heat sinks that are operatively connected to electronics enclosures. The heat sinks may be part of the electronics enclosure, or alternately they may be operatively connected to th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436661 | Two-compartment AC adaptor An external AC power adaptor having an additional compartment for cooling. The adaptor has a housing that defines a first compartment having power circuitry for converting an AC input to a DC output and a second compartment that has an opening formed in the adaptor ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434412 | Computer equipment temperature control system and methods for operating the same A system and method for controlling temperature in an equipment enclosure are disclosed. The system includes an enclosure having a top side, side walls, a front side, and a back side. The enclosure is configured to receive computer equipment. Further included is an ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433188 | Electronic package with direct cooling of active electronic components A cooling assembly includes a package with one or more dies cooled by direct cooling. The cooled package includes one or more dies with active electronic components. A coolant port allows a coolant to enter the package and directly cool the active electronic compone... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433189 | Electronic device and heat dissipation module thereof A heat dissipation module is suitable for being assembled on a circuit board to dissipate the heat source on the circuit board. The heat dissipation module includes a holding unit, a fan and a cover unit. The holding unit is formed by a holder base and multiple firs... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430117 | Airflow system for electronics chassis An electronics chassis is provided that utilizes multiple fan units, each of which may incorporate multiple fans, to improve airflow through an internal enclosure of the chassis. Various combinations of multiple fan units are utilized to increase airflow and provide... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428149 | Air guide device and computer housing applying the air guide device An air guide device is provided on a side panel of a computer housing, and includes an air guide member and a positioning mechanism. The air guide member includes a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion disposed opposite to the first coupling portion ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7420806 | Airflow distribution through an electronic device Techniques for distributing airflow for cooling an electronic device are described. Vanes positioned immediately after a set of cooling fans direct airflow over a plurality of components within the device. For example, the vanes may be designed to segment the net fa... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417863 | Cooling device for folder type portable wireless terminal Disclosed is a cooling device for a folder type portable wireless terminal including a main body and an openable folder coupled with the main body. In the cooling device, a cooling plate is installed in the folder with a predetermined size, and a heat transfer eleme... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7408773 | Reinforced air shroud An air shroud apparatus includes a base wall. A plurality of support walls extend from the base wall in a spaced apart orientation from each other. A component housing is defined between the support walls and the base wall. A reinforced section is located on the bas... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408780 | Compliant thermal interface structure utilizing spring elements with fins A structure for cooling an electronic device is disclosed. The structure includes a top layer disposed over the electronic device. The structure further includes a plurality of spring elements disposed between the top layer and the electronic device, wherein at leas... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404261 | Dry-wet thermal management system A dry-wet thermal management system for providing simultaneous spray cooling and dry cooling for a plurality of cards. The dry-wet thermal management system includes a chassis having a dry chamber and a spray chamber, a first opening within a rear portion of the cha... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403386 | Electrostatic chuck An electrostatic chuck includes; a base made of ceramics, in which an electrode generating electrostatic attractive force is embedded; a cooling member which contains metal; a bonding material which bonds the base and the cooling member to each other; a gas providin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403390 | Ultra dense multipurpose server A server including a cooling fan assembly and an input/output assembly at opposite ends of the server, and a processor assembly located between the cooling fan assembly and input/output assembly. The server also includes a cover plate that covers the processor assem... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403391 | Rack height cooling A data center includes an electronic equipment rack having a front face and a back face and a cooling unit positioned adjacent to the rack, the cooling unit having a front face and a back face, the cooling unit being configured to exhaust cooled air from the front f... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403383 | Directing airflow for an information handling system An information handling system (‘IHS’) cooling apparatus includes a blank base comprising a pair of opposing ends. A connector engagement member extends from each opposing end of the blank base. A notch is defined by the blank base and located on each opposing e... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400050 | Quantum well thermoelectric power source A quantum well thermoelectric module providing very high conversion of heat energy in to electrical energy. In prefered embodiments the module provides electric power for monitoring, measuring or detecting any of a variety of things (such as temperature, smoke, othe... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397661 | Cooled electronics system and method employing air-to-liquid heat exchange and bifurcated air flow Augmenting air cooling of electronics system using a cooling fluid to cool air entering the system, and to remove the heat dissipated by the electronics. A cooled electronics system includes a frame with drawers containing electronics components to be cooled. The fr... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7397164 | Substantially noiseless cooling device for electronic devices A cooling device of an electronic component. The cooling device comprises a carrier having one or more openings, a piezoelectric member moveably disposed in one of the openings, a plurality of conductive wires disposed within the carrier and extending into the openi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7397653 | Inverter design An inverter component layout and mounting bracket are disclosed which allow for electrical components, or the inverter as a whole to be replaced easily in the field. The disclosed mounting bracket and component layout also improve the heat rejection properties of th... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7388745 | Portable computer power system A portable computer power system comprises a battery an external battery housing providing an airflow path therethrough into an airflow vent of a portable computer. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385812 | Method and apparatus for a thermally conductive packaging technique for cooling electronic systems A method and apparatus for a thermally conductive packaging technique for cooling electronic systems. A heat source is partially surrounded by a set of thermal transfer media. A set of thermal transfer shells partially surround the set of thermal transfer media. The... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382619 | Printed circuit board with improved heat dissipation efficiency, electronic apparatus having printed circuit board with improved heat dissipation efficiency, CRT display device having printed circuit board with improved heat dissipation efficiency, and recording/reproducing device or video display device incorporating recording/reproducing device having printed circuit board with improved heat dissipation efficiency The invention provides an electric apparatus having a printed circuit board with an improved heat dissipation capacity, and, in particular, to provide an electric apparatus requiring plural printed circuit boards that has an improved heat dissipation efficiency and ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382614 | Power supply having an extendable power input port A power supply having an extendable power input port connecting to a connection line to be installed on a side wall of a computer host. The side wall and the power supply form a heat dissipation passage therebetween to improve heated airflow in the computer host and... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382618 | Heat dissipating apparatus for computer add-on cards A heat dissipating apparatus for dissipating heat generated by a VGA card includes a heat sink and a retention assembly. The heat sink includes a base located on the add-on card, a plurality of fins, a fan for blowing air toward the fins and a cover for covering the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377793 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a circuit board having a printed board and an electronic component mounted to the printed board, a housing for receiving the circuit board therein, and a connector mounted to the printed board. Top and bottom walls of the housing hav... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379297 | Air flow regulation devices In one embodiment, an airflow regulation device comprises a at least one base member configured to couple to a connector on a circuit board, a first segment connected to the at least one base member and extending a first height from the at least one base member, and... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375968 | Desk lamp An improved desk lamp is disclosed. The improved desk lamp of the present invention comprises a heat dissipating housing, a heat dissipating module, a light unit and a control unit. The heat dissipating module, light unit and control unit are disposed inside the hou... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372705 | Portable data routing device and method of use A data communications device, such as a router, is configured for use in an outdoor environment. The router includes wireless communications circuit boards mounted within an environmentally sealed housing. The housing protects the circuit boards from exposure to ext... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372703 | Heat dissipation structure for interface card A heat dissipation structure configured to couple with an interface card is provided. The heat dissipation structure comprises a first heat conduction portion arranged above a first surface of a wired board of the interface card, a second heat conduction portion arr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369413 | Electronic control enclosure The electronic control enclosure includes devices and methods for removing heat energy from the electronic components of an electronic control unit. The components are mounted to a substrate and are protectively housed in an interior chamber of an environmentally se... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367384 | Integrated heat exchangers in a rack for vertical board style computer systems A system for cooling heat-generating objects, such as computer boards situated in a rack, includes an enclosure in which the heat generating objects are situated. The enclosure has an air inlet and an air outlet, and a fan induces airflow into the air inlet, through... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365959 | Multi value capacitor A multi value capacitor is constructed in a single can having a core with three capacitor elements. The capacitor elements are chosen to provide a selectable range of discrete capacitance values when connected in various combinations. The capacitor elements are each... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363900 | Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles In a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine for vehicles, having a plurality of air ducts leading to the cylinders and an associated engine control device situated in a housing, the air ducts are combined into a single unit, on the exterior of which the engine co... | 04/29/2008 |
