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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149574 | Cooling fan housing assembly A cooling fan housing assembly for assembling to a heat sink includes a boosting portion and a connecting portion extended from the boosting portion. The connecting portion includes a first part and a second part for covering on and fixing to the heat sink. The seco... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7443681 | Heat dissipator for display apparatus and plasma display apparatus including the heat dissipator A heat dissipator of a signal transmission member for a display apparatus can sufficiently dissipate heat from devices of the signal transmission member and protect the devices, and includes a thermal conductive supporter for dissipating heat generated by a signal t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443678 | Flexible circuit board with heat sink A novel flexible circuit board with heat dissipation ability is provided. The flexible circuit board includes a heat sink and a heat spreader having at least one circuit substrate mounted thereon. The heat spreader has a first lower surface and a first upper surface... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436671 | Retention module for a heat sink A retention module (10) for securing a heat sink (20) to a printed circuit board (30) includes a pair of carriage arms (12) separated by a space and a connecting wall (14) interconnecting opposite rear free ends of the carriage arm... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436660 | Heat sinks for electronic enclosures An apparatus for cooling electronics is disclosed. The apparatus generally relates to heat sinks that are operatively connected to electronics enclosures. The heat sinks may be part of the electronics enclosure, or alternately they may be operatively connected to th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431071 | Fluid circuit heat transfer device for plural heat sources A heat sink or heat transfer device particularly for integrated circuits, uses a phase change working fluid in a cyclic flow path having at least one evaporator that serves multiple heat sources. The evaporator can be an integral vessel made of thermally conductive ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423882 | Rotating clip Apparatus and methods for mounting of a cooling device coupled to a circuit board include use of a clip that is rotated to mate with and engage the cooling device. Rotation of the clip occurs during installation of the cooling device and slides slots in the clip int... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417862 | Heat sink fixing device A heat sink fixing device for fixing a heat sink on a printed circuit board is disclosed. The fixing device comprises a connecting portion fixed on one side of the heat sink, an extension portion connected with the connecting portion, a first pin extended downward f... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417860 | Heat dissipation device A heat sink assembly (10) includes a heat sink (12) and a wire clip (14). The heat sink includes a base (120) and a plurality of fins (124) mounted on the base. A channel (126) is defined between two neighboring ones of the ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414840 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality terminals (100) received therein, a chip module (2) attached on the housing (1), an cover (4) mounted on the chip module (2) and ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414848 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a base and two heat sinks formed by aluminum extrusion and located on the base. Each heat sink includes a heat conducting portion. The two heat sinks include a plurality of first fins extending inwardly from first faces of the heat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414839 | Heat dissipation device having a fan holder for attachment of a fan A heat dissipation device comprises a heat sink, a fan, and a fan holder. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins arranged on the base. The fan includes a frame having an engaging flange at each corner thereof. The fan holder configured for attaching t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411789 | Once-through forced air-cooled heat sink for a projection display apparatus A once-through forced air-cooled heat sink according to the present invention comprises: a heat sink portion which is configured to be attached to an object that is to be cooled; and a blower for introducing cooling air into the heat sink portion. The heat sink port... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409752 | Structure of holding mechanism with rotatable knob for radiator A structure of a holding mechanism with a rotatable bidirectional knob suitable for securing a radiator is disclosed. The holding mechanism comprises a pressure-bearing unit, a buckling element and an operation assembly. The buckling element and the pressure-bearing... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408777 | Plasma display device A plasma display device for keeping cooling efficiency of the device uniform between both horizontal and vertical positions. The plasma display device, which has a plasma display panel and a circuit unit for supplying a driving signal to the panel, includes a cavity... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399919 | Flexible heat sink Provided is a flexible heat sink article comprising a base comprising a polymer and a plurality of polymeric protrusions extending away from the base, each protrusion having a major dimension and a minor dimension. The base comprises thermally conductive particles, ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400506 | Method and apparatus for cooling a memory device A memory device cooling apparatus includes a first heat sink operable to engage a first chip that is located on a memory device and that is operable to operate at a first temperature. A second heat sink is included that is separate from the first heat sink and is op... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397666 | Wedge lock Various apparatus and methods are disclosed wherein a wedge member and a support engage one another to lock a first structure and a second structure to one another along an axis. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391616 | Plasma display device A plasma display device includes: a Plasma Display Panel(PDP); a chassis base adapted to support the PDP attached to one surface thereof, a plurality of Integrated Circuit (IC) modules respectively included on driving circuit boards attached to another surface of th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391617 | Cooling arrangement for a computer system A cooling arrangement for a computer system includes a base plate, a system board which coupled to the base plate, a processor arranged on the system board, and a cooling apparatus arranged on the processor. A holding plate is provided between the base plate and the... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388753 | Methods and apparatuses for thermal dissipation A method and apparatus for providing thermal dissipation from a PC card is disclosed. For one embodiment of the invention, an extension portion, having a heat sink implemented thereon, is provided for a PC card. The extension portion extends beyond the PC card slot ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388751 | Method and apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board An apparatus for attaching a processor and corresponding heat sink to a circuit board includes a board member, a frame member mounted on the board member, a plurality of connector portions on the frame member, and a resilient load member. The resilient load member h... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388752 | Series-connected heat dissipater coupled by heat pipe A series-connected heat dissipater coupled by heat-pipe used for the interface cards of a computer system. Wherein, a plurality of additional auxiliary dissipaters are provided onto the insertion slots adjacent to the interface cards, and are connected to the main d... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385820 | Heat dissipation module A heat dissipation module for removing heat from a heat generating component, includes a block, a heat pipe and a fin unit. The block includes a first surface and a second surface. One end of the heat pipe is thermally attached to the fin unit, and the other end of ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385825 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink defining a pair of cutouts at two opposite sides thereof. The heat sink includes two pads fixed in the cutouts, respectively. Each pad defines a slot therein. A retention module supports the heat sink thereon, and exten... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385826 | Method to secure a heat sink A method is disclosed for securing a heat sink against a central processing unit. The present invention teaches a heat sink securement device having a vertical retention arm that substantially encompasses a heat sink in a vertical direction, a horizontal retention a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382618 | Heat dissipating apparatus for computer add-on cards A heat dissipating apparatus for dissipating heat generated by a VGA card includes a heat sink and a retention assembly. The heat sink includes a base located on the add-on card, a plurality of fins, a fan for blowing air toward the fins and a cover for covering the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375965 | Clip and heat dissipation assembly using the same A heat dissipation assembly comprises a mounting seat, a heat sink and a clip for fastening the heat sink in the mounting seat. The mounting seat defines an opening and is provided with a first and second protrusions. The heat sink is accommodated in the opening of ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375969 | Plasma display device A plasma display device for efficiently dissipating heat from a driver IC packaged in a form of a tape carrier package. The device includes a plasma display panel, a printed circuit board assembly, a chassis base having one surface attached to the plasma display pan... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372701 | Cantilever mounted electronic module with rigid center backbone A work machine includes a bulkhead separating an operator cab from an engine compartment. An electronic module includes a cantilever arranged mounting flange mounted to the bulkhead. The electronic module includes a rigid and thermally conductive frame. An electroni... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371097 | Socket connector with latch locking member A socket connector for connecting a card edge module to a circuit board includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between opposed ends. The housing includes a mounting face configured to be received on the circuit board and a slot configured to receive ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371965 | Modular cage with heat sink for use with pluggable module A heat sink and module cage assembly for receiving a pluggable electronics component, such as an opto-electronic transceiver module. The heat sink is attached to the module cage and includes a bottom surface forming one of four sidewalls of a chamber that receives t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371964 | Lighting and/or signalling device with light emitting diodes for motor vehicles The invention concerns a lighting and/or signalling device for motor vehicles comprising a housing equipped with a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on a movable plate, at least one device for cooling the said diodes, comprising at least one first fixed hea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371615 | Heat sink and method for its production A method for producing a heat sink for cooling a semiconductor device including forming plural base members, the base member being each in plate or block-shape, the base member each having paths shaped on one or both sides of surfaces thereof, and the base member ea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365990 | Circuit board arrangement including heat dissipater A circuit board arrangement includes a heat dissipater. A cooling body is arranged near a first circuit board and a second circuit board. Both circuit boards have electronic devices on two major surfaces. The cooling body is arranged between the electronic devices o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365984 | Display module A display module having an improved heatsink effect may include a display panel reproducing an image, a chassis supporting the display panel, a driving circuit board disposed on a surface of the chassis opposite to the display panel to generate an electrical signal ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365972 | Electronic device with dual heat dissipating structures An electronic device with dual heat dissipating structures use in an electronic system is disclosed. The electronic device comprises the circuit board having the first and second heat producing surfaces, the major and auxiliary heat dissipating structures disposed o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365985 | Memory module assembly including heat sink attached to integrated circuits by adhesive A memory module assembly includes two-plate heat sink attached to one or more of the integrated circuits (e.g., memory devices) of a memory module PCBA by adhesive. The adhesive is either heat-activated or heat-cured. The adhesive is applied to either the memory dev... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360309 | Method of manufacturing microchannel heat exchangers A heat exchanger device includes an extruded body that includes one or more layers of channels for coolant flow therethrough, the channels generally having inner diameters of between about 50 microns to about 2000 microns. The device is formed of a material having a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359199 | Portable electronic apparatus In a portable electronic device having two circuit boards having a heat generating electronic device, a frame arranged at a position pinched between the circuit boards, a first heat radiating plate brought into contact with the frame and having a higher thermal cond... | 04/15/2008 |
