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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7002806 | Drawer-type computer casing The present invention is to provide a drawer-type computer casing comprising a box and a sliding frame, wherein the box comprises an opening on one side, a connecting section disposed respectively on both corresponding sides of the opening and an accommodating space... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002797 | Noise-reducing blower structure Embodiments of the present invention provide for a noise-reducing blower structure in which a fan-housing is disposed on an expansion card and juxtaposed to a heat sink. The heat sink is disposed on the expansion card and resides within a rigid frame above a process... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999313 | Signal connection assembly of cooling module An improved signal connection assembly of cooling module comprises a housing and a cooling module; a panel on the housing has at least one window and the window has a first connecting structure; the cooling module is coupled the window and has a second connecting st... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995979 | Heat-dissipating fan module of electronic apparatus A heat-dissipating fan module of an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The heat-dissipating fan module includes a casing having an opening, the opening having a guiding device along an edge thereof, and a heat-dissipating fan fixed to one side of the casing and corr... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991533 | Flow direction control mechanism A flow direction control mechanism is provided, which includes at least a rotatable means provided in a passage of an electronic system or apparatus. The rotatable means moves to an open position by means of a force generated from fluids flowing through the passage ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989988 | Duct for cooling multiple components in a processor-based device A duct for cooling multiple components in a processor-based device. The duct has an inlet cooling duct section for a cooling airflow focused toward a processor region. The duct also has at least one exit cooling duct section for the cooling airflow extending from th... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987673 | Techniques for cooling a set of circuit boards within a rack mount cabinet A data storage subsystem is configured to mount within a rack mount cabinet. The data storage subsystem includes a housing configured to mount to a set of vertical rails of the rack mount cabinet, a set of circuit boards configured to install in a vertically aligned... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987669 | Air guide for equipment enclosure An equipment enclosure including a heat generating element and an adjustable air guide includes a first hollow element located adjacent to an aperture in a wall of an enclosure to allow air to pass freely there through. At least a first rigid adjustable rigid hollow... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983566 | Door and frame with peripheral venting for electronic component cabinet A door and frame for electronic component cabinets features a peripheral vent with a baffle that substantially encompasses the entire 360-degree periphery of the door. This vent and baffle combination provides ventilation for the purposes of the electrical equipment... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6985358 | Computer chassis with fan tray assembly The present invention is a fan tray assembly in a computer chassis which allows fan assemblies to be removed and installed without shutting down the computer device. The fan tray assembly includes two or more fan assemblies for cooling the interior of the chassis. T... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6982872 | Memory storage device docking adapter having a laterally mounted fan A docking adapter capable of cooling a memory storage device such as a hard disk drive includes a carrier and a rack. The carrier has a face with a vent, a backplane, a first lateral side and second lateral side extending perpendicularly from the face to the backpla... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6981915 | Airflow volume control system A control system for controlling airflow through a vent. The system includes a vent assembly having a frame. The frame includes an opening to allow air to flow through the frame. The vent assembly also includes a movable damper for variably restricting the fluid flo... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980434 | Computer fan assembly mechanism having filtering and sterilizing functions A computer fan assembly mechanism having filtering and sterilizing functions comprises a fan body. An air passageway is formed at a hollow portion in the fan body. The air passageway has an intake and an air vent, which corresponds to the fan, is located on the fan ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980435 | Modular electronic enclosure with cooling design An embodiment of a modular electronic enclosure is provided as including a chassis having a first portion defining a first compartment, and a second portion defining a second compartment. First and second replaceable units are replaceably received within the first a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980433 | Data center cooling system A modular data center includes a plurality of racks, each of the racks having a front face and a back face, wherein the plurality of racks is arranged in a first row and a second row, such that the back faces of racks of the first row are facing the second row, and ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974379 | Vent apparatus with replaceable vent cover A vent, together with one or more building apertures, provides a route for gas exchange through a building surface. The vent comprises a base member having a vent aperture therethrough and a generally planar mounting flange on its perimeter. The base member may be m... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974489 | Method and apparatus for protecting electronic devices against particulate infiltration, excessive heat build-up, and for implementing EMC shielding There is disclosed an apparatus and method for protecting electronic devices against excessive heat build-up and particulate infiltration while implementing EMC shielding. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6969234 | Fan guide hood structure A fan guide hood structure includes a fixing seat and a hood. The fixing seat has a hollow cylinder, which has clamping parts and guide rails arranged in symmetry at its edge and a fixing part on its top. The fixing part is designed to couple with the fan unit and t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970353 | Fan holder and components cooling duct assembly A computer component cooling apparatus is described. The cooling apparatus may include a fan assembly. The fan assembly may be coupled to a computer chassis. A duct may be slidably coupled to the fan assembly. The duct may be positioned in at least two positions on ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970355 | Frame level partial cooling boost for drawer and/or node level processors A hybrid cooling system is provided which is particularly useful for cooling electronic circuit components disposed on circuit boards arranged in a plurality of drawers within a cabinet or frame. Air cooling is provided locally with a supplementary, auxiliary, or se... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6963489 | Controlling thermal, acoustic, and/or electromagnetic properties of a computing device A computing device includes a housing with various electrical and/or mechanical components included therein. Disposed within the housing is a processor assembly that includes a fan. The fan is configured to draw air into the interior of the housing and force air hea... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963488 | Device to convey the cool air from an air-conditioner into a computer A device to convey the cool air from an air-conditioner into a computer includes an air-conditioner having an air vent on right side including a plurality of louvers on upper portion, a partition on lower portion, at least a tubular adapter projected outward from th... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960127 | Stereo holding refrigerator A discarded refrigerator is used to hold electronic music playing equipment. The refrigerator has a door which can be opened or closed and is adapted to allow air to enter the interior of the refrigerator under pressure so as to cool the electronic equipment within ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6961749 | Scalable file server with highly available pairs The invention provides a file server system and a method for operating that system, which is easily scalable in number and type of individual components. A plurality of file servers are coupled using inter-node connectivity, such as an inter-node network, so that an... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957544 | Method and apparatus for regulating the operating temperature of electronic devices In one embodiment, the present invention recites a temperature control subsystem for use with an air conditioning system. The temperature control subsystem comprises a temperature sensor located in proximity to a heat-generating device disposed within a housing, whe... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6958909 | Electronic apparatus Herein disclosed is an electronic apparatus, comprising: a housing; a mounting plate having an electronic device mounted thereon and fixedly connected with the housing, the mounting plate being formed with a through bore; a supporting plate fixedly connected with at... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955293 | Bank card terminal cover A rigid transparent crush resistant bank card terminal cover having a liquid, dust, and grease impervious top with sides defining an open bottom leading into an interior sized to fit about and cover a bank card terminal when placed upon a support surface, the sides ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955212 | Water-cooler radiator module A water-cool radiator module comes with a supporting part having a shell body; the shell body includes a fan and a water tank; the water tank is connected to a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe; an extended section of the cold water pipe and hot water pipe is con... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951513 | Enclosure for the storage and operation of electronic components having increased airflow characteristics An enclosure for operationally retaining a plurality of electronic modules has a housing comprising front, side, upper, lower, and rear walls, and housing enclosing an inner volume. The enclosure has an inner wall running between the side walls and attached to the l... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6944020 | Computer enclosure air distribution system A computer cabinet includes a top panel and at least one side panel connected to the top panel and a fan assembly. The fan assembly includes a fan and a fan housing. The fan housing has a top half and bottom half. The top half and the bottom half form an internal ca... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940716 | Method and apparatus for dissipating heat from an electronic device A method and apparatus for dissipating heat from an electronic device is described. The method and apparatus provides a scalable, cost effective, highly efficient, universally applied thermal solution for high heat generating electronic components. In one embodiment... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938433 | Cooling system with evaporators distributed in series A system and method for cooling a room configured to house a plurality of computer systems. A plurality of evaporator units are arranged in series and are configured to receive air from the room and to deliver air to the room. The evaporator units are supplied with ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939220 | Control structure fastened with the housing of an electronic device for regulating a cooler of the electronic device A control structure is fastened with a housing of the electronic machine or the like for regulating the operation of a cooling device which is contained in the housing. The control structure comprises a control member and an adjustment member. The control member is ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938683 | Radiator A radiator, adopted on electronic devices with radiator fans installed in series, includes a case, two or more radiator fans and a membrane check valve. The radiator fans are located on the inner wall surface of the case. The membrane check valve has a frame, at lea... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937470 | Processor casing with radiation structure A radiation structure for servers is located inside a processor casing. The processor casing is divided in a first housing compartment and a second housing compartment. The first housing compartment houses data storage devices. The second housing compartment has a p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937469 | Insert module with permeable separation unit adapted for cooling requirement An insert module includes a housing having a component area for bearing one or more components, and a channel area communicating with at least one of an entrance and an exit of a cooling medium flow. The insert module provides at least a part of a flow path of the c... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936767 | Apparatus for continuous cooling of electrical powered equipment A fluidic cooling assembly for removing heat from electrical equipment includes operational diversity features in which multiple fluid moving devices are mounted in a single housing. The assembly may include a first fluid baffle and a second fluid baffle disposed wi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932696 | Cooling system including redundant fan controllers A cooling system including redundant fan controllers. The cooling system includes a first fan controller coupled to control a first plurality of fans and a second fan controller coupled to control a second plurality of fans. During operation, the first plurality of ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932341 | Video game system auxiliary cover system A system by which interchangeable covers are provided for video game consoles and controllers to provide a wide variety of appearances is disclosed. It is envisioned that the system would be customized to work with popular video game consoles. To change the appearan... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930883 | Heat-dispersing module of electronic device A heat-dispersing module of an electronic device is disclosed. The heat-dispersing module includes: a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface and a second side surface, wherein the first side surface is opposite to the second side surfac... | 08/16/2005 |
