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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7265998 | Wiring structure using wiring harness for automobile A structure for wiring a wiring harness for an automobile between an electronic control unit and devices (22-24) is disclosed. The wiring structure is provided with a housing member (13) including a first portion (19) having a first conne... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262970 | Electronic device A first substrate is fixed to a case. A heat-generating component is placed so as to be in contact with a radiator. A second substrate is mounted with the heat-generating component, and the second substrate is connected with the first substrate. The second substrate... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262962 | Techniques for cooling multiple sets of circuit boards connected by a midplane An electronic equipment assembly includes a shelf having a front section configured to support a front set of circuit boards and a rear section configured to support a rear set of circuit boards. The electronic equipment assembly further includes a midplane disposed... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259965 | Integrated circuit coolant microchannel assembly with targeted channel configuration A microchannel structure has microchannels formed therein. The microchannels are to transport a coolant and to be proximate to an integrated circuit to transfer heat from the integrated circuit to the coolant. At least one of the microchannels has a length extent an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259456 | Heat dissipation apparatus for package device Heat dissipation apparatus applies to a package device on a substrate. The package device has an upper surface, a bottom surface, and a sidewall between the upper and bottom surfaces, in which the bottom surface thermally contacts the substrate through multitudes of... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258161 | Cooling system for densely packed electronic components A more efficient cooling system for densely packed electronic components for use in an out-of-doors equipment enclosure. An array of cooling assemblies are placed on heat generating components mounted to printed circuit boards mounted in enclosure racks. Each board ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257956 | Cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus configured such that a cooling body provided with heat-dissipating plates is pressed against a device to which a socket of a burn-in board is attached, and air is provided by a blower such that the air passes between the heat-dissipating plates, ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259963 | 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... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259964 | Display device A display device includes a main display unit including a casing, a display panel, a light source for emitting light as backlight, and a reflector for reflecting the light toward the display panel; a heat sink for cooling the light source, the heat sink having a plu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256997 | Heat dissipating device having a fan duct A heat dissipating device (8) for cooling a number of electronic devices. The heat dissipating device includes a heat sink (7), a fan (6) mounted to a side of the heat sink and a fan duct (5). The heat sink includes a heat spreader (70... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256996 | Wireless router A wireless router dissipates heat through use of a unique heat sink having tines to increase the heat sink surface area. A housing includes lower vents and an upper vents to enable passage of an airflow. The airflow may be generated by one or more fans disposed with... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256994 | Power supply apparatus An opening is formed in a case. Air is caused to flow through the interior of the case. A panel closes the opening. A printed circuit board is disposed behind the panel within the case. A plurality of components, including a control device which can be operated on t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256993 | Adjustable heat sink shroud An adjustable heat sink shroud includes an insert that may be included within the interior of the heat sink shroud depending on the size of the heat sink enclosed within the shroud. The presence of the insert directs the flow of air through the heat sink. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257003 | Electronic unit casing An elastic seal member is formed at the surface of a metal plate included in a gasket, which faces toward a lid, and another elastic seal member is formed at the surface of the metal plate facing toward a side wall. At the metal plate, the seal member is disposed fu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254027 | Processor module for system board Embodiments include apparatus, methods, and systems of a processor module for a system board. In one embodiment, an electronic module, having first and second portions, is removably connectable to the system board. The first portion connects to the system board and ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254020 | Fan assembly for a power supply The present invention discloses a fan assembly for a power supply and improves the traditional installation of a fan onto a power supply that leaves insufficient spaces for designing the connecting holes as required by the existing installation specification, and mo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252140 | Apparatus and method for enhanced heat transfer One embodiment of the cooling module is implemented as a device having a heat sink and an integrated synthetic jet actuator. The heat sink is configured to have a channel and a jet distribution system associated with the synthetic jet actuator directs fluid flow int... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253356 | Waterproof structure of junction box A waterproof housing of a junction box has at least one vent piece penetrating through a wall of the housing for ventilation of the junction box. The vent piece has an inner wall formed with a baffle projection to prevent invasion of a splashing water. The waterproo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254029 | Printed circuit board with a heat dissipation device An electronic assembly includes a printed circuit aboard, a CPU, an electronic component and a thermal pad attached to the printed circuit board. The CPU and the electronic component are located on a first face of the printed circuit board. The electronic component ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254030 | Heat sink A low-cost heat sink easy to assemble which is designed to be mounted on a power semiconductor module (5) through the medium of cooling water includes a base member (1), a heat sink body (2) superposed on the base member (1) to form in co... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251136 | Heat dissipation device having a ventilating duct A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink (20) having a plurality of fins (26), a fan duct (50), a fan (70) and a mounting bracket (60) for mounting the fan duct and the fan to the heat sink. The fan duct is mounted to a front... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249718 | Cooling system with a variable maximum operation level A cooling system for an electronic system having at least one heat-generating component includes at least one fan and an operation level setting mechanism. The at least one fan is configured to blow air through the electronic system to thereby dissipate heat generat... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251145 | Inject/eject mechanism for circuit boards A mechanism may couple an electrical assembly with circuit boards in a computer system. The mechanism may include injectors on the electrical assembly and a receptacle on each of the circuit boards. The injectors may engage the receptacles to couple header connector... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251547 | Correlation of vent tile settings and rack temperatures In a method for correlating vent tiles with racks based upon vent tile settings and rack inlet temperatures, the vent tiles are set to a first setting, the first vent tile settings are recorded and the temperatures at the inlets of the racks are detected at the firs... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251133 | Device with an external heat sink arrangement Described is a device which includes a housing, a chimney and a heat dissipation element. The housing includes at least one heat generating electric component mounted within an interior space thereof. The chimney extends from a proximal end surrounding a space adjac... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251139 | Thermal management arrangement for standardized peripherals Embodiments of the present invention include an apparatus, method and system for a thermal management arrangement in a standardized peripheral device. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248476 | Apparatus for air cooling of an electronic device An apparatus for air-cooling an electronic device is disclosed. A contoured panel channels a flow of air within the housing of an electronic device so as to channel the flow of air more directly over heat producing elements such as the microprocessor and peripheral ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246940 | Method and apparatus for managing the temperature of thermal components A temperature management system for managing the temperature of a discrete, thermal component. The temperature management system comprises a heat exchanger thermally coupled with the thermal component. The system also comprises a fluid transfer device that circulate... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248477 | Fan-shaped heat-dissipating device A fan-shaped dissipating device, which is assembled on a chip of an erect PCB, has a conductive board, and a plurality of fins. The fins are respectively connected on an outside surface of the conductive board. Each of the fins has a top end and a bottom end. An int... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245491 | Storage medium protection system Disclosed is a storage medium protection system for protecting one or more storage media from the effects of one or more undesirable conditions. The system includes an enclosure formed from a material resistant to the one or more undesirable conditions, and the stor... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242580 | Disk array apparatus An efficient exhausting and cooling structure in a disk array apparatus is provided. A HDD module mounted in a HDD box of the disk array apparatus includes, around a HDD, a thermoelectric device which converts heat of HDD into electric power by using temperature dif... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242644 | Optical disk drive, and a method of assembling it An optical disk drive includes an optical pick-up unit having a fixed part with at least a light source, and a movable part mounted on a guide. The movable part includes a mirror, a focusing lens, and lens-moving elements. The movable part is adapted to move a focus... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242552 | Cushioning material and information storage device using the same A cushioning material providing sufficient cushioning effect and an information storage device having the cushioning material are provided. The cushioning material has a space therein to cover a part of an inner housing coming in contact with an outer surface of the... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237337 | Heat dissipating apparatus having micro-structure layer and method of fabricating the same The present invention relates to a heat dissipating apparatus having micro-structure layer and method for fabricating the same. The method provides two highly heat conductive members having structure patterns. A highly heat conductive material is coated on the struc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238104 | System and method for venting air from a computer casing A vent for a computer enclosure is envisioned. The vent system has a fan, operable to draw a flow of air from within the enclosure and direct it out through an outlet vent disposed in a wall of the enclosure. The outlet vent is made of an outlet path. The outlet pat... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238030 | Multi-function expansion slots for a storage system A system having expansion slots is capable of multiple configurations. In a first configuration, a first blade is coupled to a first module via a first expansion slot and a second blade is coupled to a second module via a second expansion slot. The first and second ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236362 | Minimization of cooling air preheat for maximum packaging density An electronic hardware cabinet includes a forced-air component positioned to force a stream of air to move through the cabinet and at least two electronic assemblies mounted within the cabinet, each of which includes a heat-generating component. The electronic assem... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236360 | Tower PC configuration A design concept for a tower PC having an air grille formed on one side in a region of the power supply to achieve much more efficient cooling in the region of the power supply. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236358 | Computer system A computer system includes a chassis, a backplane coupled to the chassis and a card including a printed circuit board and an external connection bulkhead. The backplane extends in a vertical plane. The card has a major length and a minor width. The card is releasabl... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234510 | X-ray food inspection console support and cooling system A closed forced air system cools the electronic circuitry in a control console of an x-ray inspection station directed to food products in containers. A U-shaped tubular duct located beneath the console enclosure has both upwardly-directed ends attached to the botto... | 06/26/2007 |
