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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176972 | Compliant vapor chamber chip packaging An arrangement for improving the cooling efficiency of semiconductor chips. One embodiment is to construct a vapor chamber with one compliant surface for improving the efficiency of transferring heat from a semiconductor chip to the vapor chamber, and another embodi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162034 | Thermal inner tube An elongated structure (100) for the transmission of fluid-based compositions at non-ambient temperatures comprising a first conduit (130) for the transmission of a fluid-based composition, at least one flexible, elongated and inflatable temperature co... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8087451 | Pull release connectors An apparatus for connecting two devices with a quick disconnect feature. A male plug is insertable into a female receiver and latched into position with a latch. The male plug is disconnected from the receiver by pulling the male plug out of the receiver with a forc... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8069907 | Flexible heat pipe A heat pipe for cooling a heat-generating component has a generally planar, sealed flexible body having an evaporator section, a condenser section, and a flexible bellows section. The bellows section is located between the evaporator section and the condenser sectio... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7849914 | Cooling apparatus for microelectronic devices One embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for cooling a microelectronic device including: (a) a rigid support ring having a top surface and a bottom surface; (b) a mechanically resilient, thermally conductive bottom membrane having a top and a bottom s... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7823625 | Upper body thermal device with quick-disconnect connectors An apparatus and method of making an upper body heating and cooling garment including heat transfer tubing and quick-release connectors. Operation of the garment is unaffected by the wearer carrying a load on a portion of the wearer's body. The garment includes a he... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7802614 | Electric motor cooling rings An electric spa motor includes a ring circling the motor and in direct contact with the motor case. The ring carries a flow of water to cool the motor and to provide heat to the flow of water to supplement a spa heater. The ring includes a passage through the ring f... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7373969 | Personal cooling or warming system using closed loop fluid flow A garment for a personal cooling or warming system, the garment comprising a carrier formed in the shape of the garment, and a bladder comprising at least two channel segments, wherein the channel segments have a substantially flat configuration so as to improve the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372697 | Cooling device and electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a heat transfer unit including a passage, through which a coolant circulates; a heat-receiving section thermally connected to a heating element; and a heat-sinking section for dissipating heat received by the h... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371056 | Fluid pump, cooling system and electrical appliance A fluid pump includes a case including a pump chamber, a reserve tank for storing spare liquid and located in the case but outside the pump chamber and formed so that a space independent of the pump chamber is defined by the reserve tank, a fluid path forming member... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367384 | Integrated heat exchangers in a rack for vertical board style computer systems A system for cooling heat-generating objects, such as computer boards situated in a rack, includes an enclosure in which the heat generating objects are situated. The enclosure has an air inlet and an air outlet, and a fan induces airflow into the air inlet, through... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363960 | Heat transfer of a remote heat source using a loop heat pipe Heat transfer systems and methods 30 for use on a spacecraft that use a loop heat pipe to transfer heat from a remotely located heat source to a thermal radiator or other heat dissipating apparatus. The loop heat pipe is a two phase heat transfer device that has an ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365982 | Liquid cooling device A liquid cooling device (10) includes a heat sink (12), a reservoir (14) containing liquid therein and distant from the heat sink, and a heat-transfer member. The heat-transfer member includes a heat-absorbing segment (162) contacting the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364584 | Warming device A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with interleaved, separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352581 | Cooling device and electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a heat transfer unit thermally connected to a mounted first heating element and a mounted second heating element whose mounted height is higher than that of the first heating element, the heat transfer unit inc... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335222 | Cooling ear muffs A pair of cooling ear muffs, for use by a user in cooling the head of the user. A pair of ear covers each have a shell and contain a reservoir for holding a chilled liquid. A sealing ring on each ear cover encircles the ear and a thermal membrane communicates heat f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322400 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion A cooling apparatus has a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid removes heat via an adiabatic process. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322102 | Isothermal plate assembly with predetermined shape and method for manufacturing the same An isothermal plate assembly with predetermined shape and method for manufacturing the same are proposed. An upper plate and a lower plate with predetermined shape are provided and an accommodation space is defined therein. A flattened heat pipe is bent into the pre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322103 | Method of making a motor/generator cooling jacket A cooling jacket assembly is made for an electric motor or generator. A hollow cylindrical housing is cast with an outer peripheral surface and an annular axially facing end surface, a plurality of grooves formed in the outer peripheral surface and a radial lip at o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316666 | Fluid warming cassette with rails and a stiffening member A fluid warming cassette useful in a system for warming parenteral fluids is provided. The cassette comprises a thermally conductive, flexible fluid container with a fluid channel. Rails are disposed in the fluid container near its periphery, and a stiffener is disp... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316122 | Tray for producing particulate food products A tray assembly for use in feeding liquid composition to a freezing chamber is disclosed. The tray has a plurality of projections that are designed to provide regulated discharge of the liquid composition from the tray and to feed the liquid composition into the fre... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312997 | Heat-dissipation device with elastic member and heat-dissipation method thereof The invention provides a heat-dissipation device and a heat-dissipation method thereof. The electronic device includes a heat source, a thermal interface material (TIM) in contact with the heat source, a heat-dissipation module in contact with the thermal interface ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308723 | Hot bath facility and temperature and humidity control method therefor There is provided a hot bath facility (1) configured so that pipes (41) and (4) of two stages, upper and lower, are laid above floor concrete (3) in an enclosed bathroom (2), a training wave concrete layer (5) is formed abov... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308931 | Heat pipe remote heat exchanger (RHE) with graphite block A cooling apparatus may include an attach block manufactured using at least partially a graphite material. The attach block may be coupled to two heat pipes. The graphite material may be positioned in between the two heat pipes and in a direction that enables high h... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310232 | Multi-surface heat sink film An electrical assembly comprising plurality of heat producing devices in direct thermal contact with perforated heat pipe film. Direct benefits of this invention for circuit board packages are weight reduction, volume reduction, increase of allowable heat dissipatio... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304846 | Heatsink device of video graphics array and chipset Disclosed is a heatsink device of video graphics array (VGA) and chipset. The main characteristic is making an integrated design for heatsink devices. Using a heatsink plate stacks on VGA and chipset instead of several ones as before. The heatsink plate has more hea... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286355 | Cooling system for electronic devices A plurality of pouch bodies (14, 16, 18) are supported side-by-side from an assembly that includes a manifold block (26). The manifold block (26) includes an inlet manifold (28) and an outlet manifold (30). A liquid coolant (e.g. w... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278469 | Thin sheet type heat pipe The present invention has proposed a thin sheet type heat pipe comprising: a hermetically sealed container which is formed of foil sheets opposed and jointed at peripheral portions; at least one spacer which is movably housed in said container and has a fluid path t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280358 | Liquid loop with multiple heat exchangers for efficient space utilization A liquid loop cooling system, a tubing encloses an interior lumen within which a cooling fluid can circulate. A plurality of heat exchangers is coupled to the tubing and is configured within in a constrained space in conformance to space availability. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276467 | Insulating medium The disclosed invention provides a composition that possesses insulation values approaching that of uncompressed foam neoprene. The liquid composition is incompressible and may be formulated to be neutrally buoyant in water. The composition is suitable for a use in ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273088 | One or more heat exchanger components in major part operably locatable outside computer chassis One or more heat exchanger components of an apparatus are in major part operably locatable outside a computer chassis and serve to reduce one or more temperatures of one or more heat producing components supported with the computer chassis. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266965 | Air cooling device A vest including inflatable tubes or chambers which receive cool air from a blower box. The vest includes an outer surface and inner surface, the two surfaces joined to define a multiplicity of tubes. The tubes carry jets which may vent cool air, received from a rem... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261142 | Heat pipe excellent in reflux characteristic A heat pipe wherein a condensable liquid phase working fluid is encapsulated in a container sealed in air-tight condition; wherein the wick composed of the porous body for refluxing the liquid phase working fluid by a capillary pressure is provided in the container;... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249464 | Thermoelectric-actuated backpack A device includes a backpack that includes a cavity extending from a top to a bottom edge thereof. A fan is partially seated within the cavity and blows ambient air towards the operator. A heat sink is mated to the fan, disposed anterior thereof and is situated for ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250004 | Skiing run with means for preserving snow Ski run provided with a means for preserving snow on the skiing surface, said means comprising at least pipes suitable for the flow of a cooling agent for cooling the snow present on the skiing surface, said pipes (1) being embedded and located in a layer ( | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243703 | Flexible heat exchanger The invention generally relates to a flexible heal exchanger comprising a pair of flexible multilayer thermoplastic polyimide films each of which comprises an aromatic polyimide substrate film showing no glass transition temperature or a glass transition temperature... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243705 | Integrated circuit coolant microchannel with compliant cover An apparatus includes a microchannel structure having microchannels formed therein. The microchannels are to transport a coolant and to be proximate to an integrated circuit to transfer heat from the integrated circuit to the coolant. The apparatus also includes a c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243788 | Package for segregating and mixing substances The present invention relates to a package that includes an enclosure having a first substance and a second substance within the enclosure. The package further includes a plastic zipper which segregates the first substance from the second substance within the enclos... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240722 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a liquid cooling system and a heat exchanger. The liquid cooling system includes a cold plate (20) having an inlet (244) and an outlet (246) to permit liquid to flow through the cold plate. The heat exchanger i... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242581 | Liquid cooling system and an electronic apparatus applying the same therein A liquid cooling system, enabling protection from corrosion due to liquid coolant for a long time-period (5–10 years) while cooling a heat-generation body effectively, comprises a pump 108, a heat-receiving jacket 107, a radiator for radiating heat i... | 07/10/2007 |
