Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179674 | Scalable space-optimized and energy-efficient computing system A scalable space-optimized and energy-efficient computing system is provided. The computing system comprises a plurality of modular compartments in at least one level of a frame configured in a hexadron configuration. The computing system also comprises an air inlet... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8154869 | Method and device for cooling heat-generating computer components The invention relates to a cooling arrangement with a first and at least one second heat-creating computer component, each coupled to at least one heatsink (40, 50). Heatsinks (40, 50) are arranged one after the other in a plane (10) in the dire... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154870 | Air directing device for rack system A computing system includes a rack system that allows air to flow into the rack system on a first side of the rack system and to discharge from the rack system on a second side of the rack system. One or more air directing devices are coupled to the rack system on t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8139354 | Independently operable ionic air moving devices for zonal control of air flow through a chassis Airflow in a computer chassis may be enhanced or reduced to affect cooling of heat generating devices using an ionic air moving device. A plurality of ionic air moving devices enhance or reduce airflow through a plurality of fluidically parallel airflow zones of the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8130492 | Information processing apparatus and nonvolatile semiconductor storage device An information processing apparatus including: a main unit; a cooling fan that suctions open air into the main unit to cool inside the main unit with an air flow; and a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device that is provided within the main unit to be used as an e... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8120908 | Thermal management system for embedded environment and method for making same A thermal management system for an embedded environment is described. The thermal management system includes a pleumo-jet that has at least one wall defining a chamber, at least one piezoelectric device on the at least one wall, and a compliant material within the a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8081454 | Gas ejector, electronic device, and gas-ejecting method A gas ejector capable of effectively dissipating heat generated from a heater while inhibiting noise generation as little as possible, an electronic device equipped with the gas ejector, and a gas-ejecting method are offered. A gas ejector (1) according to th... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077456 | Apparatus, mounting structure, and mounting method An apparatus has a plurality of printed board units each including a printed board, a frame to have the printed board arranged therein, a first rail to be arranged at a first lower end of an inner wall of the frame having the printed board located thereon in a lower... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8054626 | Display apparatus having a cooling device A display apparatus having a front substrate that is a display panel, a rear substrate disposed at a predetermined distance apart from the front substrate and facing the front substrate, the rear substrate comprising a back light unit, and a cooling device to remove... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050029 | Hard drive form factor cooling device Aspects of the invention include a method and apparatus for cooling a hard drive in a hard drive array. In one example, the cooling device has similar dimensions as a hard drive on a server. Within the cooling device is a fan. The positioning of the fan provides bot... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8035966 | Electronics package for synthetic jet ejectors A thermal management system (101), comprising (a) a synthetic jet actuator (103), and (b) a processor (107) in communication with the synthetic jet actuator, the processor being adapted to receive programming instructions, and being further adap... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031467 | Heat dissipation system and electronic device using the system An electronic device includes a server, a plurality of fans, a fan holder attached to one outer side of the server and a plurality of fan ducts received in the fan holder. The server defines an inner cavity therein. Each fan is centrifugal fan and has a fan intake a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8009417 | Removable airflow guide assembly for a computer system In accordance with at least some embodiments, a computer system include a chassis and a main airflow channel within the chassis. The computer system also includes multiple processors and multiple memory banks positioned in the main airflow channel. The computer syst... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7990700 | Electronic device enclosure An apparatus includes a side plate and a rear plate perpendicular to the side plate. A motherboard is mounted on the side plate. The motherboard has a heat source attached thereon. The rear plate defines a ventilation area. The ventilation and the heat source are lo... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7990705 | Systems and methods for synthetic jet enhanced natural cooling A method and system for increasing cooling of an enclosure is provided. The component enclosure includes one or more sidewalls defining a volume, the sidewalls are configured to substantially surround a heat generating component positioned within the volume. The com... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986526 | Acoustically absorptive apparatus for an electronics rack of a data center An acoustically absorptive apparatus is provided which includes an acoustically absorptive panel and an attachment mechanism. The acoustically absorptive panel is configured to reside along a side of an electronics rack, and includes a multilayer structure to attenu... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7961462 | Use of vortex generators to improve efficacy of heat sinks used to cool electrical and electro-optical components Use of vortex generators to improve efficacy of heat sinks used to cool telecommunications, electrical and electro-optical components. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957132 | Efficiently cool data centers and electronic enclosures using loop heat pipes Disclosed in the present invention are methods for cooling components contained in enclosures that reject 500 or more Watts employing two phase passive heat transfer devices including Loop Heat Pipes and devices we refer to as LHPLs. The methods minimize the amount ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7948750 | Portable electronic device incorporating extendable thermal module An electronic device includes a chassis, an electronic component, a heat sink having a base and a thermal module. The chassis includes a bottom plate and a side plate surrounding the bottom plate. A cutout is defined in the side plate. The electronic component is ar... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7924562 | Power supply unit A cooling device includes a cooling fan placed in a power storage device, an exhaust port placed in a battery, and a cooling wind flow path for allowing cooling wind taken in from the cooling fan to flow therethrough. In the power storage device and the battery, com... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916471 | Storage device In a storage device accommodating a plurality of memory devices in a general-purpose chassis provided from both surface sides thereof, a cooling device is provided on the front of the memory devices. This cooling device is allowed to freely move to leave available t... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916472 | Cooling system for a data processing unit A data processing unit includes a chassis configured to contain a line card. The chassis defines, at least in part, a portion of a first flow pathway and a portion of a second flow pathway. The chassis is configured such that a first portion of a gas can flow within... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7907402 | Cooling system An electronic equipment cabinet configured to support electronic equipment is provided and may include a shelf positioned in the cabinet separating the cabinet into a first zone and a second zone. The first and second zones may be in fluid communication with a cool ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7907395 | Heat removal system for computer rooms According to one embodiment, a heat removal system for a computer room includes a heat pipe having two ends. One of the ends is thermally coupled to one or more of a number of components forming a portion of a computing system. The other end is thermally coupled to ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898804 | Air flow snorkel for computer system A vent for a computer apparatus having first and second groups of components. The vent has an air inlet that receives air from a location adjacent to the first group of components and an air outlet that provides air into a space defined between the first and second ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889495 | Cooling unit and electronic device A cooling unit includes: a heat absorbing section which absorbs heat from a heat-producing element; a heat radiating section which defines a ventilation area and radiates the heat into air passing through the ventilation area; and a fan having a blowing opening and ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7869210 | Temperature control for an information handling system rack A system for controlling the temperature of a rack includes a connecting plenum configured to receive incoming cooling air from outside a rack for cooling the rack; a front plenum connected to the connecting plenum and configured to receive cooling air from the conn... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7813128 | Method for cooling a static electronic power converter device and corresponding device The present invention relates to a method of cooling a static electronic power converter device including at least one electrical circuit including an assembly of active components and of passive components mounted in a closed radiator housing from which only the in... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804684 | Cooling system for a data processing unit A data processing unit includes a chassis configured to contain a line card. The chassis defines, at least in part, a portion of a first flow pathway and a portion of a second flow pathway. The chassis is configured such that a first portion of a gas can flow within... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7796384 | Hybrid chassis cooling system In a system for housing electronics cards, methods and systems for cooling the electronics cards are presented. Each electronics card preferably contains heat-producing electronics and a heat sink, and is preferably placed within a card guide of the chassis and secu... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7778025 | Portable folding heat-sink assembly for notebook computer A portable folding heat-sink assembly for notebook computers implements two or more housings connected at adjacent sides thereof with one or more pivot shafts. Furthermore, heat-sink fans, a circuit board, a switch, and an indication lamp may be optionally settled i... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768779 | Synthetic jet ejector with viewing window and temporal aliasing A device (103) is provided which comprises (a) a housing (115) equipped with a viewing window (253); (b) a diaphragm (301), visible through said viewing window; (c) an actuator (126) adapted to vibrate said diaphragm at an operatin... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7764493 | Systems and methods for cooling electronic devices using airflow dividers An electronic device can be provided with a heat-generating component and a cooling module for dissipating heat. In some embodiments, the cooling component may include a fan configured to produce an outflow of air, and a divider configured not only to direct a first... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7760496 | Information processing apparatus and nonvolatile semiconductor storage device An information processing apparatus including: a main unit; a cooling fan that suctions open air into the main unit to cool inside the main unit with an air flow; and a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device that is provided within the main unit to be used as an e... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7733644 | Notebook computer with tilting keyboard vent A notebook computer with a tilting keyboard, which opens a vent when tilted, solves multiple problems and may further materially contribute to countering terrorism. A tilted position of the keyboard allows the vent to open when the notebook lid is open, thereby prov... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7697286 | Fan holder A fan holder for mounting a fan, includes two opposite sidewalls defining a receiving area therebetween, each of the sidewalls defining a through hole therein; two or more polygonal auxiliary members arranged in the through hole of each of the sidewalls and located ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692922 | Heatsink, method of manufacturing same, and microelectronic package containing same A heatsink comprises a base (110, 210, 310), a fin (120, 220, 320) attached to the base, and a piezoelectric patch (130, 230, 330) attached to the fin. The piezoelectric patch causes the fin to oscillate, thus generating air circulation near the... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688584 | Cooling system for rack-mounted electronics equipment A rack-mount case system for receiving, supporting and storing electronics equipment includes a slide-out frame closely received and shock mounted in a case. The system includes a cooling unit having at least one heat sink in fluid communication with a first blower ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7688583 | Synthetic jet and method of making same A synthetic jet includes an inner wall configured to surround a heat-generating component, a plurality of walls coupled to the inner wall, the inner wall and the plurality of walls configured to enclose a volume surrounding the inner wall, an actuator coupled to one... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7675747 | Reversible, counter-rotating fan modules for a computer chassis A fan module for use with fan trays or decks within a computer chassis for forced-air cooling with counter-rotating flow to provide higher static pressure. The fan module may have a conventional side-by-side form factor with a first and second fans supported within ... | 03/09/2010 |
