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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6817940 | Airflow unit An airflow unit, especially a filter fan or discharge filter with or without a tan for installation in an installation opening in a wall, especially a housing for components that produce waste heat, includes a ventilation grating composed of a frame holding a filter... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6817374 | Check valve In one embodiment, a check valve includes an outer region and a central region. One or more cuts wind from the outer region towards the central region. In the presence of flow along one direction, the check valve opens by extending the central region away from the o... | 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 |
| 6817939 | Fan holder A holder (30) for securing a fan (40) to a panel (20) of a computer enclosure includes a base (31) for supporting the fan thereon, and a tapered hood-shaped body (33) extending from the base. The body includes a pair of side walls ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816371 | Method and arrangement for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable computers An arrangement and method for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers. More particularly, disclosed is the provision of an arrangement for increasing the cooling capacity of laptop computers which are constrained in size, weight and power consu... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814659 | Louver configuration for welding apparatus A welding apparatus having specially designed louvers that are used to cover vent openings in the enclosure and contain the components of the welding apparatus. The louvers have a common side profile and have a configuration with a rear portion that is preferably ho... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6816372 | System, method and apparatus for noise and heat suppression, and for managing cables in a computer system A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed for handling fluid flow in a computer system for suppressing noise and heat, and, in addition, for enhancing external cable management for use with the computer system. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813152 | Method for improving airflow in subrack mechanics by using a hybrid serial/parallel fan configuration Disclosed is an improved fan module for use in an electronic enclosure. The fans are arranged in a hybrid serial parallel configuration which provides both redundant flow of successive fans and the ability to flow around a failed or locked fan to continue airflow. T... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805625 | Housing ventilation system, housing and housing portion, use of said system, and mold for manufacturing This system is for ventilating a housing or a housing portion that has to house a contents (39) and has ventilation grids (33, 35) for the contents, the grids being formed from segments of material leaving a gap between them, characterized in that thes... | 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 |
| 6807057 | Apparatus and method for cooling an electronic device An apparatus for cooling an electronic device includes at least one angled flow control vane to divert a first airflow such that it blends with a second airflow that, prior to diversion of the first airflow, is substantially orthogonal to the first airflow. The effi... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6805626 | Computer enclosure incorporating fixing structures for fans A computer enclosure, for replaceably securing a first standard sized fan (40) or a second standard sized fan (50) thereto, includes a front panel (10) and a drive bracket (20). The front panel comprising an array of vents (14), a ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804115 | Heat dissipation apparatus A heat dissipation apparatus is described. The heat dissipation apparatus is used in an electrical product, and especially in a notebook computer. The heat dissipation apparatus has two cooling fans, at least one heat pipe, and at least two heat dissipation fins. Th... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797029 | Process facility having at least two physical units each having a reduced density of contaminating particles with respect to the surroundings In a process facility for producing semiconductor wafers, a third physical unit is configured between two physical units that produce mini environments. The third physical unit has a laminar flow at right angles to the laminar flows of the two physical units and is ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6795308 | Mobile computer system, method for operating a mobile computer system and use of a mobile computer system The invention relates to a mobile computer system (10d), a method for operation and a use of such a computer system. The invention provides new functionalities and fields of application for mobile computer systems by taking into account to a lar... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6795314 | Removable fan module and electronic device incorporating same A removable fan module is featured. The removable fan module comprises a first member securable to a fan. The first member comprises a portion adapted to engage a corresponding portion of an electrical device. An electronic device also is featured. The electronic de... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6791837 | Heat dissipating assembly with air guide device A heat dissipating assembly includes a heat sink (120) attached on an electronic package (110), a fan (140) mounted to the heat sink, and an air guide device (20). The air guide device includes a duct (21) fixedly attached to a com... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6788535 | Outdoor electronic equipment cabinet An outdoor telecommunications cabinet comprising an electronic compartment adapted to contain heat-generating electrical equipment, having a main electronic compartment including a rear wall panel and two clamshell doors, a floor panel and a cover panel, including a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6788533 | Fixing device without screws A fixing device is described. The device fixes a fan and a protocol-control-information long card having a tailpiece without using screws or tools. The fan is for radiating heat from a hard disk and the protocol-control-information long card. The device comprises a ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6781835 | Air-applying device having a case with an air inlet port, a cooling unit having the air-applying device, and an electronic apparatus having the air-applying device An air-applying device has an impeller having a center of rotation, and a case which contains the impeller. The case includes a first edge defining an inlet port of air which exposes the center of rotation, a second edge defining an outlet port of air, and a high-pr... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6780216 | Air filter for computers A filter bag of rectangular shape is fitted over the computer to be protected. It has a main opening for receiving the computer, and is longer than the computer with the open-ended position extended beyond the computer and tied to close the main opening against the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6781833 | Heat dissipation connector with USB port A heat dissipation connector capable of dissipating heat from electric appliances in relative close proximity, such as a personal computer and possesses one or more USB ports for connecting to other electrical appliances. Specifically, the present invention is provi... | 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 |
| 6778386 | Cooling computer systems A modular computer system, for example a high density server system, includes an enclosure for receiving a number of computer system modules. A number of information processing modules, for example server blades, are receivable at a first face of the enclosure. A nu... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776707 | Computer cabinet A cabinet adapted to house electronic and communication equipment therein. The cabinet includes modifiable top, bottom and side walls. Grommets with notches are provided to accommodate passage of wires and cables into and out of the cabinet. The notches function to ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776706 | Modular fan system for an enclosure In one aspect, a modular fan system includes a fan, a plenum member adapted to be mounted to the fan and adapted to be mounted to an enclosure, a gasket adapted to be mounted between the plenum member and the enclosure, a filter adapted to be mounted within the plen... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6775136 | Cooling apparatus An apparatus which includes a heat generating element in a housing and performs audio reproduction includes a cooling apparatus which discharges heat generated by the heat generating element to the outside of the housing efficiently and quietly. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6775134 | Heat dissipation system A heat dissipation system includes an enclosure (10), a motherboard (30), a CPU module, a plurality of first system fan (80) and a second fan (90). The enclosure includes a first panel (12), a second panel (14) perpendicular... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6768640 | Computer system employing redundant cooling fans A computer system employing redundant cooling fans. A system includes a first and a second array of circuit boards and a first and a second cooling fan. The two arrays of circuit boards are positioned such that the first array of circuit boards is substantially perp... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6760220 | Rugged modular PC 104 chassis with blind mate connector and forced convection cooling capabilities A chassis for circuit cards has a housing, a front end, a connector end, and a top cover. The housing has an airflow slot on its underside, and the top cover is open in nature, the combination of which allows the flow of forced convection air from top to bottom (or ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755733 | Image forming apparatus A tray for stacking papers formed with images by an image forming apparatus and an arrangement for discharging air from the inside to the outside of the apparatus. A ventilation portion is disposed on the back surface of the apparatus whereby hot air produced by, e.... | 06/29/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6754073 | Thermal load dissipation assembly An assembly for dissipating heat generated by electronic components, the assembly designed to include a computer chassis dimensioned to substantially enclose the electronic components. The assembly is further designed so that the chassis includes a panel having a su... | 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 |
| 6749498 | Ventilated outdoor electronics enclosure An enclosure for providing abundant convection cooling to components placed therein while protecting the components from environmental factors external to the enclosure. Wall, roof and floor structures form a compartment for containing the components; the wall struc... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6747872 | Pressure control of cooling fluid within a plenum Cooling fluid pressure within a plenum of a cooling system is controlled by activating the cooling system, sensing a plurality of cooling fluid pressures at a plurality of respective locations within the plenum, determining whether pressure differences between the p... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746502 | Electronics assembly with air filter An electronics assembly includes a chassis and a panel mounted on the chassis. The panel has an air filter on a surface of the panel which is retained in position on the panel by one or more retaining elements (80), for example plastics rivets, that can be op... | 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 |
