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...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051899 | Heat dissipating module and heat sink thereof A heat dissipating module includes a fan and a heat sink. The heat sink comprises a body and at least one movable member. The body comprises a plurality of fins, at least one first slot and at least one second slot. The first and second slots are integrally formed o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7984751 | Double-acting device for generating synthetic jets A double-acting device for generating a synthetic jet is provided. The double-acting device includes a chamber having a cavity for a working fluid, a separating element for dividing the chamber into at least two sub-chambers, a control system connected to the chambe... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7430122 | Electronic device assembly with clips for mounting a heat sink thereon An electronic device assembly includes a PCB (10), a heat sink (30) mounted on the PCB, a back plate (20) attached below the PCB, a fan holder (40) mounted on a top of the heat sink and a fan mounted on the fan holder. The fan holder has ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7411785 | Heat-spreading devices for cooling computer systems and associated methods of use Cooling systems for use with computer systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a first computer module spaced apart from a second computer module to define a space therebetween. The computer system further includes a cooling system... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391618 | Electronic component unit Airflow is introduced into an enclosure through an air inlet in an electronic component unit. The airflow runs toward a first electronic component. The airflow absorbs heat from the first electronic component. The first electronic component is thus sufficiently cool... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7362584 | Heat relief socket A heat relief socket is provided where a contact carrier substrate is provided carrying a plurality of contacts, and is supported by a frame. The frame has an open area therethrough which can receive air flow to cool the bottom of a chip carried by the socket and th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359196 | Dual impeller push-pull axial fan heat sink A fan sink that includes a dual impeller push-pull axial fan and a heat sink to cool a hot electronic device is presented. The axial fan has a hub motor, a first impeller that is radially proximate to the hub motor, and a second impeller that is radially distal to t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7336489 | Waterproof thermal management module and portable A waterproof thermal management module for a portable electronic device that including a housing and a heat source is disclosed. The waterproof thermal management module includes a separated chamber, a heat absorber, a radiator, a heat pipe and a fan. The separated ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325772 | Aircraft heat sink and electronics enclosure An aircraft component including a first section adapted to be attached at an exterior surface of an aircraft to close an access opening through the exterior surface; and a second section extending outward from the first section and forming heat transfer surfaces to ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325410 | IT equipment cooling A system for cooling gas heated by passing the gas over heat-producing equipment to cool the equipment comprises a heat exchanger including a first heat transfer mechanism configured to transfer heat from the heated gas to a first coolant, and a first condensing mod... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327578 | Cooling failure mitigation for an electronics enclosure A system for permitting orderly shutdown of electronic components. The system includes an enclosure populated with one or more electronic components. A fan positioned within the enclosure generates an airflow across the one or more electronic components, the airflow... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324341 | Electronics assembly and heat pipe device An electronics assembly is provided having a heat pipe device for cooling electronics. The assembly includes a substrate and an electronics package supported on the substrate. The assembly also includes a heat pipe device in thermal communication with an exposed sur... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7251135 | Easy release server cooling fan with integrated spring and method for using same A fan assembly formed of a fan, at least one fan grill comprising a face panel and at least one side panel comprising a spring slot the fan grill coupled to the fan, and a spring coupled to the fan grill the spring comprising a spring driver end extending through th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245487 | Cooling system, electronic equipment, and external unit Electronic equipment (3) has an electronic equipment main body (1) and an external device (2) attached to this electronic equipment main body (1). A first side face (21B) of a housing (21) for the external device (2) ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228889 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a seat, a fin set arranged on the seat, a fan, a fan mounting device having the fan mounted thereto, and a cover covering the fin set. The fan has a portion thereof located above the fin set. An opening is defined in fan mounting d... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222660 | Cabinet with an environmentally-sealed air-to-air heat exchanger A cabinet which utilizes an air-to-air heat exchanger to remove heat generated from within the cabinet prevents water and dust from entering the air-to-air heat exchanger by forcing cooler external air up along a first side wall, through the air-to-air heat exchange... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7200934 | Electronic assemblies with high capacity heat sinks and methods of manufacture An electronic assembly comprising one or more high performance integrated circuits includes at least one high capacity heat sink. The heat sink, which comprises a number of fins projecting substantially radially from a core, is structured to capture air from a fan a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198094 | Finned device for removing heat from an electronic component A device for removing heat from an electronic component, comprising a heat sink that can be coupled to the electronic component and conduct heat therefrom. A finned appurtenance coupled to the heat sink can transfer the heat into a fluid medium. The fins are oriente... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174951 | Radiator module structure A radiator module structure includes at least a heat guide pipe, a frame member, a fan and at least two cooling fin sets. The guide pipe has a heat receiving section joined to a base and at least two heat dissipation sections extending upward and being away the base... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165602 | Heat sink structure The present invention provides a heat sink structure, which includes: a housing located on a material with low thermal conductivity; and a heat conductor placed inside the housing. At least one air gap is formed between the heat conductor and the housing to reduce t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165388 | Propulsion device with enclosed plenum A propulsion device contains a working mass within an enclosed plenum, where the working mass is circulated through the plenum to produce a net force vector. The working mass is accelerated around a first bend or change in direction within the plenum by a working ma... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159645 | Low torque inner gimbal heat remover A cooling assembly for removing heat form an enclosed environment containing a gimbal device. The assembly comprises an exhaust bellows equipped with a device to draw heated air from the heat source to the outer environment an inlet bellows through which cool, outsi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152667 | Tower type finned heat pipe type heat sink A heat sink comprises: a base portion having one face to be contacted by an exothermic member; a heat pipe erected on the other face of the base portion; and a plurality of fins mounted on the outer face of the heat pipe. Further comprised are: an axially short cyli... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140193 | Rack-mounted equipment cooling A gas distribution unit for use in a rack, that holds rack-mounted equipment that produces heat during operation, includes a housing defining a cavity, an exhaust port in a top wall of the housing, and at least one intake port configured to provide fluid communicati... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130193 | Cabinet having heat radiation function and heat radiation member The invention relates to a heat radiation member and a cabinet to be installed outdoors in a hermetic state, having a heat radiation function for heat radiation of devices contained therein. The object of the invention is to facilitate maintenance, downsize the cabi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121327 | Heat sink assembly A heat sink assembly includes a plurality of fins (10), a pair of ducts (20), and a frame (30) receiving the fins and the ducts therein. Each fin defines a pair of through holes (11) therein. A tapered tab (14) and a plurality of l... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123484 | Multi-layer and multi-direction fan device A multi-layer and multi-direction radial fan device is disclosed, comprising an upper cover, a tower fan body, a cavity partition and a lower cover. The tower fan body is located in the upper cover, and the tower fan body comprises a first fan layer and a second fan... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117928 | Heat sinks for a cooler A heat sink includes a base having a first side in contact with a heat-generating electronic element and a second side opposed to the first side. Fins are formed on the second side of the base. A non-rectilinear air channel is formed between two adjacent fins, with ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7120020 | Electronic assemblies with high capacity bent fin heat sinks An electronic assembly comprising one or more high performance integrated circuits includes at least one high capacity heat sink. The heat sink, which comprises a number of fins projecting substantially radially from a core, is structured to capture air from a fan a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108052 | Low-cost method of forming a heat exchanger with an increased heat transfer efficiency The efficiency of a heat exchanger is significantly improved by forming walls in an air flow structure, which has first grooves formed in the top surface of the structure and second grooves formed in the bottom surface of the structure, that block off alternating en... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100682 | Cooling device with water proof structure A cooling device for cooling an inner part of an approximately sealed box includes a casing and a heat exchanger disposed in the casing. Plural inside air passages through which air inside the box flows and plural outside air passages through which air outside the b... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096934 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger having an active surface over which a fluid flows to affect an exchange of heat between the active surface and the fluid, the active surface having a curvature which conforms substantially with at least one logarithmic curve conforming to the Golden... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7061763 | Cabinet cooling A novel electronics cooling method and system is disclosed. A very flexible and efficient operation of an electronics cooling system (10) is achieved by controlling circulation of a cooling medium in a closed system (40) containing an evaporator (13... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059389 | Integrated cooling unit An integrated cooling unit configured to effect the removal of heat via a circulating liquid coolant includes a reservoir to contain the liquid coolant, a tubing arrangement disposed at an outer surface of the reservoir, a pump disposed within the reservoir, and a f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054155 | Fan tray assembly A fan tray assembly. The assembly comprises a module, housing electronic components that require cooling, and one or more fan trays having fans that direct a cooling air flow through the module. The assembly facilitates easy and fast removal and replacement of the f... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040384 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a fan adapter and a fan. The fan adapter has two opposing sidewalls straight arranged thereof, a top wall disposed horizontally and connecting the two sidewalls, an inlet formed in a front thereof, an oblique reduced c... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042733 | Ultra compact computer arrangement A cubical computer housing assembly comprises first and second ends and four sides, which define an interior compartment for housing the various computer components. The first and second ends are rigidly connected to one another and are slidingly detachable from fou... | 05/09/2006 |
