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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365984 | Display module A display module having an improved heatsink effect may include a display panel reproducing an image, a chassis supporting the display panel, a driving circuit board disposed on a surface of the chassis opposite to the display panel to generate an electrical signal ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365992 | Electronic circuit package An electronic circuit package includes a first electronic module, a second electronic module, and an electric shielding layer. The first electronic module and the second electronic module are bonded in such a way that integrated devices are opposite to each other. T... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365923 | Heat sink tab for optical sub-assembly The present invention relates to a heat sinking tab for dissipating heat directly from an optical sub-assembly (OSA) to a transceiver housing, within which the optical sub-assembly is located. The heat sinking tab includes a mounting plate for mounting on the rear e... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365974 | Method for electronics equipment cooling having improved EMI control and reduced weight An air cooling apparatus for an aircraft includes a cabinet that is configured to house a plurality of modules in a plurality of module accepting regions, respectively, wherein the cabinet has a backplane region. The apparatus further includes a plurality of air flo... | 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 |
| 7365976 | Electronic apparatus A first printed wiring board extends in the vertical direction within a first duct that extends in the vertical direction. A first axial flow fan generates airflow which absorbs heat from the first printed wiring board. Second and third ducts extends in parallel wit... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365977 | Electronic apparatus Air in the first section is allowed to run into a second section through first and second air vents in an electronic apparatus. This causes an increase in the amount of airflow in the first section. In particular, if the pressure loss is larger in the first section,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365983 | Grease protecting apparatus for heat sink A grease protecting apparatus (10) includes a heat sink (12) defining a plurality of receiving cavities (124) therein, a layer of grease (16) spread on a surface (122) of the heat sink, and a grease cover (14) attached to th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366632 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional measurements An apparatus and method for measuring the physical quantities of a data center during operation and method for servicing large-scale computing systems is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cart that supports a plurality of sensors. The cart is moveable within the d... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362578 | Heat sink fastening system A heat sink assembly for removing heat from an electronic component includes a retention clip having a central body and a securing member extending from the central member. The central member has an opening there through, and the securing member is configured to sec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362573 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink having a heat conducting core and a plurality of fins extending from the core. The core has a downward extension portion extending away the fins for contacting a heat generating device. A locking device includes a locki... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359199 | Portable electronic apparatus In a portable electronic device having two circuit boards having a heat generating electronic device, a frame arranged at a position pinched between the circuit boards, a first heat radiating plate brought into contact with the frame and having a higher thermal cond... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359194 | Device and method for cooling an electronics unit A device for cooling an electronics unit, in particular a control electronics unit of a hand-held power tool, has an air-conducting device that directs at least a portion of an air stream exiting an electric motor to the electronic unit, while a method for cooling i... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359191 | Storage device system and cooling structure for logic circuit board for storage device system In this invention, the CPU of a NAS board, which is liable to become hot, is cooled by concentrating a larger amount of air onto a heat sink. A plurality of logic circuit boards 3 are mounted on a control section 1D of a disc array device 1. The... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355849 | Non-metal mesh cover for metal chassis The present invention relates to a chassis structure for an electronic system containing a plurality of electronic components therein. The present invention provides a composite chassis structure comprising a nonmetal mesh cover formed on one or more surfaces of the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355852 | Modular liquid cooling of electronic assemblies An electronic system includes an array of electronic assemblies at a first location within a system. An array of liquid cooling assemblies is placed at a second location within the system. Hoses or other liquid transport pathways connect the cooling assemblies to th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355851 | Power adapter with fan assembly and control circuit A power converter with a fan assembly cools down a temperature of the power converter. The power converter with a fan assembly includes a housing, a plate, and a second plate. The housing includes a fan assembly (which is integral to the housing) to draw in air. The... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355848 | System and method for removing heat from a subscriber optical interface A system and method removes heat from an enclosure or housing of a subscriber optical interface. When a subscriber optical interface housing is attached to a structure such that a partially enclosed volume of space remains between the structure and the subscriber op... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355850 | Vented and ducted sub-rack support member A chassis for plug-in modules may be provided with a vented and ducted sub-rack support member. The vented and ducted sub-rack support member may deflect a portion of the air flowing within the chassis through vents in the top surface of the vented and ducted sub-ra... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352575 | Dynamic air moving system Disclosed is a dynamic air moving system comprising a rail system disposed in an electronic enclosure, at least one fan housing moveably disposed on the rail system, the fan being actuatable along the rail system, a pivotable fan disposed in each of the at least one... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352573 | Power supply unit with perforated housing A power supply unit (PSU) has walls which define an internal volume of the PSU. A metal sheet forming left and right side walls and an upper wall is provided with plural perforations on each of those walls. The perforations are circular in shape, and formed in a reg... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352591 | Substrate mounted with electronic element thereon and liquid ejection head including the substrate A substrate mounted with an electronic element thereon comprises a metal base, a ceramic insulator, and a radiator. The insulator is provided on a first side of the base. The insulator has a heat-generating electronic element mounted on a side thereof opposite to a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350288 | Card stiffener and insertion tool A removable insertion tool is provided for inserting a circuit board into a socket, wherein the insertion tool generally provides an increased surface area for handling the circuit board and further generally prevents a flexure of the circuit board during insertion.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352574 | Assembly and heat-dissipating device having the same assembly An assembly and a heat-dissipating device having the same assembly are provided, in that tapped holes in fans of the heat-dissipating device are used with at least two columnar first fixing parts for mounting or detaching the heat-dissipating device with the need fo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352572 | Fire block module The fire block module includes a number of rectangular plate strips, arranged vertically and parallel to each other to form a grid layer. The grid layer is arranged horizontally in respect of the vertical direction of flame propagation occurring in the event of a fi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352585 | Flip chip heat sink package and method An electronic package having enhanced heat dissipation is provided exhibiting dual conductive heat paths in opposing directions. The package includes a substrate having electrical conductors thereon and a flip chip mounted to the substrate. The flip chip has a first... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352576 | Multi-processor system and tubelike computer module thereof A multi-processor system has a tubelike computer module including plural mother boards configured onto plural side walls of a rack body to form a unitary, continuous and non-segment airflow channel. The airflow channel of the tubelike computer module has larger spac... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349221 | Device for increased thermal conductivity between a printed wiring assembly and a chassis A floating guide device provides increased thermal conductivity between a printed wiring assembly and a heat sink chassis. The guide device includes an elongated thermally conductive rod and a wedgelock used in conjunction with the rod that can be attached to the ro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349207 | Heat dissipating audio systems and methods thereof An audio system includes a housing which has at least one port, at least one speaker driver with a diaphragm located in the housing, a tube made of one or more thermally conductive materials and having at least two openings, and at least one electronic component whi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349209 | Apparatus and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack by mixing cooler air flow with re-circulating air flow in a re-circulation region Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack employing an air delivery structure coupled to the electronics rack. The air delivery structure delivers air flow at a location external to the electronics rack and in a direction to f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349213 | Coolant control unit, and cooled electronics system and method employing the same A coolant control unit for a liquid cooled electronics system is provided, which includes an external coolant inlet and outlet for receiving and returning external coolant; an internal coolant loop for circulating coolant to the electronics system; a first and secon... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347058 | Vent for a data center cooling system In an embodiment of a vent for a data center cooling system the vent has a body that has a fluid outlet. The body of the vent also has a member that can be adjusted to obstruct the fluid outlet. Mounted to the body of the vent is an electromechanical assembly for ef... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349208 | Shielding box having a first wiring board and a second wiring board A shielding box includes a first wiring board and a second wiring board maintaining a distance relative to the first wiring board and facing thereto. A ventilating hole is formed in the second wiring board and having side surfaces facing each other. A pair of flat c... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345875 | Electromagnet-assisted ventilation cover for an electronic equipment enclosure A ventilation assembly for an electronic equipment enclosure. The ventilation assembly includes a housing having at least one ventilation port, and a cover movable between an open position and a closed position. The cover is positioned over the ventilation port when... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342794 | Heat sink with integral card guide A heat sink is configured to support an edge of a circuit card. The heat sink comprises a thermally conductive base, a plurality of thermally conductive heat dissipating fins extending from the base, and one or more recesses at least partially defined by at least on... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342786 | Air duct with airtight seal A cooling apparatus comprises a printed circuit board and an air duct positioned adjacent the printed circuit board spanning space and forming an air-guiding channel from at least one system fan to at least one heat sink. The air-guiding channel is bounded on one si... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339791 | CVD diamond enhanced microprocessor cooling system Cooling systems for microprocessors are addressed. Some systems may include a chemical vapor deposited (CVD) diamond heatspreader mounted to a base of a heat sink and to a microprocessor chip, while others may include a copper insert mounted within a depression of a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336485 | Heat sink detection In one embodiment, a printed circuit board assembly comprises a heat sink having an electrically conductive mounting support and a printed circuit board including detection circuitry to detect an electrical connection between the electrically conductive mounting sup... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334630 | Closed-loop microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention utilize micropumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as well as the associated r... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334662 | Equipment enclosure acoustical door with low impedance distributed air flow An acoustic door for an equipment enclosure, such as a rack mount cabinet, also provides a low impedance air flow uniformly delivered across the cabinet opening. A pair of metal panels, with acoustic foam along the rear surfaces, extend angularly outward and toward ... | 02/26/2008 |
