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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443675 | Heat pipe with guided internal grooves and heat dissipation module incorporating the same A heat pipe includes a heat receiving section, a heat transfer section, and a heat dissipation section. A groove structure is formed inside the heat pipe and extends from the heat receiving section to the heat dissipation section. The groove structure includes at le... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7403383 | Directing airflow for an information handling system An information handling system (‘IHS’) cooling apparatus includes a blank base comprising a pair of opposing ends. A connector engagement member extends from each opposing end of the blank base. A notch is defined by the blank base and located on each opposing e... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7363963 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device for electronic devices on a substrate comprises a base contacting one of the electronic devices for absorbing heat therefrom. A plurality of fins arranged on the base for dissipating heat. A plurality of airflow channels is defined between ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7221567 | Heat sink fan A heat sink fan of the present invention includes a heat sink and an axial flow fan, and the axial flow fan includes a motor, an impeller and a housing. An outer wall surface of a cylindrical portion of the housing is formed with an arm which engages with the heat s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7086497 | Induction system with low pass filter for turbo charger applications A flow tube for an induction system with a turbo charger includes a first tube half and a second tube half with a noise attenuation plate positioned between the halves. The noise attenuation plate includes a plurality of holes having varying diameters and depths. Th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7057305 | Wind power installation with separate primary and secondary cooling circuits A wind power installation includes a nacelle for housing a generator, and a turbine having at least one rotor blade. At least the generator includes a closed primary cooing system, and the nacelle is provided with a cooling system for cooling the primary cooling sys... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032808 | Thermal spray application of brazing material for manufacture of heat transfer devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing and coating heat transfer parts for a heat exchanger such as tubes in an automobile radiator. The tubes are coated with brazing material by thermal spraying, such as plasma deposition or wire-arc deposition. The coa... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7000575 | Method and apparatus for reducing fan noise in an electrical generator A method is provided for cooling an engine driven, electrical generator set and for reducing the fan noise associated with operation of the same. The method includes positioning a fan on the first side of the radiator. The temperature adjacent a first side of the ra... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997371 | Thermal spray application of brazing material for manufacture of heat transfer devices The invention relates to a method of manufacturing and coating heat transfer parts for a heat exchanger such as tubes in an automobile radiator. The tubes are coated with brazing material by thermal spraying, such as plasma deposition or wire-arc deposition. The coa... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6918456 | Fluid inlet grille with aerodynamic grille bars A fluid inlet grille (12) with aerodynamic grille bars (13) formed by leading grille bars (46) and trailing grille bars (47) separated by gaps (44). Each of the novel aerodynamic grille bars of the fluid inlet grille is constructed... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6903930 | Parallel heat exchanger for a component in a mobile system A system and a method for using parallel heat exchangers to disperse heat from a mobile computing system are disclosed. In one possible embodiment, multiple heat exchangers are thermally coupled to a thermal attach platform. Multiple remote heat exchangers may be th... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6879487 | Fan-securing device for use with a heat transfer device A fan-securing device secures a fan to a heat transfer device that allows for the rapid removal of the fan without disturbing the remainder of the heat transfer device. The fan-securing device includes a base, a fastener for securing the body base to the heat transf... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6819564 | Heat dissipation module A heat dissipation module. The heat dissipation module comprises a cover, a fan, a base and a plurality of fin assemblies. The fan is disposed on the cover. The base is disposed underneath the fan and has a protruding portion. The protruding portion has two slant su... | 11/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6735079 | Heat dissipation apparatus The present invention is related to a venting apparatus for a computer. The apparatus includes a chassis plate and a venting plate. The chassis plate has a first hole and a second hole. The venting plate has a plurality of venting apertures. The venting plate is sel... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6654245 | Cooler for electronic unit and electronic unit A CPU cooler is provided for effectively cooling, for example, a CPU chip mounted in a notebook-sized personal computer. An aluminum die casting is equipped with a right portion for covering a CPU package, and a left portion which is coplanar with the rig... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6650541 | Fan-securing device for use with a heat transfer device A fan-securing device secures a fan to a heat transfer device that allows for the rapid removal of the fan without disturbing the remainder of the heat transfer device. The fan-securing device includes a base, a fastener for securing the body base to the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6650540 | Cooling unit having a heat-receiving section and a cooling fan, and electronic apparatus incorporating the cooling unit A cooling unit having a heat-receiving section, a heat sink and a cooling fan. The heat-receiving section opposes a printed wiring board across a heat generating component mounted on the board. The section receives heat from the heat generating component.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6646877 | Cooling system A system for cooling telecommunications device includes an air inducing mechanism which pushes air into an enclosure of the device and an air exhaust mechanism which exhausts the air from the enclosure. The rate at which the air is pushed into the enclosu... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6474272 | Apparatus for condensation of steam Apparatus for the condensation of steam, includes a substructure, a fan supported by the substructure and a plurality of self-supported tube bundles which are arranged in a roof-shaped manner in opposing relationship with respect to a vertical center long... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6430041 | Computer cooling system and method The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for cooling a computer component in a computer system. Some embodiments include single or multiple panels hinged to a chassis of the computer system to carry, locate, and temporarily reposition co... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6390180 | Heat exchanger isolation device In a space conditioning system, such as a central air conditioning or heat pump system, a unit of the system has a heat exchanger made of a predetermined first type of metal (e.g., aluminum) and a cabinet in which the heat exchanger is mounted, which is m... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6318347 | Remote mounted air-to-air aftercooler An air-to-air aftercooler or heat exchanger for a vehicular internal combustion engine, which is independent of the main vehicle heat exchanger or radiator, and which is located at a position upon the vehicle which is remote from the main vehicle heat exc... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6308770 | Air conditioning apparatus According to the present invention, an air conditioning apparatus include a case partitioned into a first air passage and a second air passage by partition plates (16-19), a heat exchanger such as a heater core. The heater exchanger is sandwiched between ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6276443 | Air conditioning coil An air conditioning coil system having a first and a second outside tubing slab, a first and a second inside tubing slab, the inside tubing slabs positioned between the outside tubing slabs, a top of the first outside tubing slab contacting a top of the f... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6256197 | Retrofit Computer Cooler An arcuate duct has an inlet continuous with a housing about a blower and an outlet perpendicular to the blower which further has a lip directing the air flow perpendicularly. The arcuate duct transforms an air flow intake along an X axis smoothly to air ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250373 | Ceiling mounted apparatus for heating and cooling A ceiling mounted apparatus draws air upwardly through an inlet and processes the air through heat exchange elements before distributing the air downwardly. The air is preferably distributed downwardly by air discharge structure surrounding the heat excha... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6155335 | Vehicle fan shroud and component cooling module A vehicle fan shroud and component cooling module (24) includes a fan (44) mounted within a fan ring (32) between the radiator (26) and condenser (28). Pressurized air, either positively pressurized (downstream of fan (44)), negatively pressurized (upstre... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6058011 | Computer chassis with integrated cooling features A computer system that includes a chassis and a removable module configured to be housed inside the chassis. The chassis includes an interface plate incorporated therewith. The interface plate is perforated to allow air to flow through the interface plate... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5950711 | Air-conditioning unit for a motor vehicle An air-conditioning unit for a motor vehicle comprises a housing having arranged therein, a blower, an evaporator of a cooling unit, and a heater heat exchanger. The evaporator and the heater heat exchanger are arranged downstream of the housing in terms ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5782290 | Tubular heat exchange system A tubular heat exchange systems is disclosed. An outer tube section, though which a first medium passes, also contains inner coils, through which a second medium passes. The first medium can be drawn into the outer tube at each end of the tube using pumps... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5661638 | High performance spiral heat sink A thermally conductive heat sink unit. In the present invention, a thermally conductive heat sink has a first surface. A plurality of arc-shaped cooling fins are formed in the first surface. The arc-shaped cooling fins extend radially outward from a centr... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5613554 | A-coil heat exchanger A contoured A-coil heat exchanger is provided which enhances cooling capacity of the heat exchanger by increasing the volume rate of airflow therethrough. The two slabs of the A-coil each have discrete upper and lower sections, with the upper section of e... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5609201 | Enhanced flow distributor for integrated circuit spot coolers A parallel plate heat sink used in conjunction with an air moving device which provides an annular flow of air against the heat sink is further provided with enhanced flow deflector means which selectively block potential exhaust paths so as to redirect t... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5609202 | Enhanced flow distributor for integrated circuit spot coolers A parallel plate heat sink used in conjunction with an air moving device which provides an annular flow of air against the heat sink is further provided with enhanced flow deflector means which selectively block potential exhaust paths so as to redirect t... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5607012 | Heat exchanger An automotive condenser (10) includes spaced manifold assemblies (18) comprised of semicylindrical tanks (20), matching semicylindrical headers (22) and simple, circular disks (38) serving as manifold separators. The disks (38) are sandwiched between the ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5479985 | Heat exchanger A tube has a plurality of coolant passages inside which are separated by inner struts at center into an inlet passage side and an outlet passage side in the longitudinal direction of a core. On one end side of the tube inserted in a header are formed an i... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5431216 | Heat exchange apparatus and method for preparing the apparatus A heat exchange apparatus comprising a heat transfer member; and at least one projecting blade which is arranged to confront the heat transfer member, and which carries out relative motion with respect to the heat transfer member; wherein a distance betwe... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5409352 | CPU heat dissipating device A CPU heat dissipating device, which includes a radiating flange having a plurality of radiating fins spaced on a flat bottom plate thereof around a circle and defining a receiving chamber to hold a fan, and a flat cover plate covered on the radiating fla... | 04/25/1995 |
