Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116079 | Storage device testing system cooling A storage device transporter includes a transporter body having first and second body portions. The first body portion is configured to be engaged by automated machinery for manipulation of the storage device transporter. The second body portion is configured to rec... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116078 | Server auxiliary operating system A server auxiliary operating system is disclosed, which includes a case, a plurality of swappable GPUs and a printed circuit back plane. The case includes a bottom board and a first mounting bay located at the front portion of the case. The swappable GPUs are dispos... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111513 | Industrial computer An industrial computer includes a first casing, a second casing, a storage unit, a cover, and a heat dissipation unit. The second casing and the first casing form a closed casing, and the outside of the second casing has a containing area. The storage unit is dispos... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107239 | Electronic apparatus and cooling fan According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided with a housing, a circuit board in the housing, fan blades configured to rotate and blow air in a centrifugal direction, and a casing which contains the fan blades. The casing includes an exhaust port ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107240 | Electronic gaming machine interface system An electronic gaming machine interface system including a first circuit board, a bracket coupled to the first circuit board, a fan coupled to the bracket and disposed over the first circuit board, a second circuit board coupled to the bracket, a first cable coupled ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102649 | Electronic device An electronic device including a case, a fan module and a transparent cover is provided. The fan module including a fan and a fin set is disposed in the case. The fin set is disposed aside the fan, and a space is formed there between. The transparent cover is connec... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102651 | Airflow barriers for efficient cooling of memory modules Method and apparatus providing airflow through a chassis including an upstream column of memory modules and a downstream column of memory modules. The airflow is divided into first and second separate airflow streams extending from an upstream end of the upstream co... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094451 | Onboard computer equipped with a stand-alone aeraulic cooling device The present invention proposes an onboard computer equipped with a stand-alone aeraulic cooling device. Its main benefit is that it improves the effectiveness of the aeraulic cooling of onboard computers, thanks to the provision of ducts (N1, N2, N3... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094447 | Display device having wind path plate A display device includes a substrate having light emitting elements for display on a front surface; a substrate supporting body having an opening in the center and positioned on the back surface side of the substrate to support a peripheral region of the substrate;... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094450 | Gaming machine vent cover A vent cover is provided for use with a gaming machine. The vent cover comprises a body for location over a vent in a housing of the gaming machine. The vent cover cooperates with the housing to define a vent space through which air flows to and from an interior of ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089762 | Apparatus, system, and method of power supply disposition and cooling An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for directing power supply airflow. A power supply is disposed adjacent a first end of a chassis. The chassis comprises a z axis from the first end to a second end of the chassis and an x axis orthogonal to the z... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089761 | Computer A computer includes an enclosure, a heat sink and a fan. Two openings are defined at opposite sides of the enclosure. The heat sink is located in the enclosure. The fan is located at one opening of the enclosure. Air current generated from the fan travels through th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089753 | Computer carrying, cooling and support device A combined carrying, cooling and support device for a portable electronic unit is provided, the device including: a flexible cushioned cooler having a base portion, an angled side portion disposed at an acute angle relative to the base portion, and an integrated coo... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089754 | Computer server system and server thereof A server of a computer server system includes an enclosure and a fan module located outside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a sidewall defining a plurality of ventilating holes therein. The fan module includes a tray and a fan mounted on the tray. The fan modu... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089763 | Heat-dissipating assembly for server A heat-dissipating assembly for a server includes a housing in which a partitioning plate and a power supply mounted on one side of the partitioning plate are provided. The power supply includes a casing and a power-supplying module received in the casing. The heat-... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085536 | Computer A computer includes an enclosure, a platform, a motherboard and at least one disk drive. A receiving space is defined by the enclosure. The platform divides the receiving space into at least two housings. The motherboard and the at least one disk drive are located i... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085535 | Fan casing integrated heat spreader for active cooling of computing system skins In one embodiment, a fan casing may have a direct thermal connection with a heat spreader. The fan casing might be used in an active cooling system of a mobile computing device such as a notebook computer to reduce and/or eliminate the occurrence of thermal hot spot... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085537 | Cooling system for a portable device A cellular cooling part includes a number at least one movable part, that can be the removable flap or movable cover for a fan. The fan, for example, can be moved or opened to expose it. A flap can also be opened. In addition, different covering structures can be us... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081457 | Cooling system and electronic device using the same A cooling system includes a system air intake, a system air outlet, a fan, and a noise-reducing outlet. The fan includes a fan intake, and a fan outlet. The fan drives airflow, from the system air intake through the fan intake, the fan outlet, and the system air out... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081458 | Heat dissipation apparatus for electronic device A heat dissipation apparatus adapted for simultaneously cooling a first electronic component and a second electronic component includes a heat sink adapted for being thermally attached to the first electronic component, a fan duct receiving the heat sink therein and... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081456 | Information processing apparatus and method for controlling information processing apparatus An information processing apparatus sets a driving keeping voltage for keeping driving of a fan to a voltage that is higher than a voltage that is applied to the fan when the fan is determined not to be rotating after decreasing the voltage that is applied to the fa... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081455 | Cooling device and method for acoustic apparatus A cooling device for an acoustic apparatus includes a cooling fan that is turned on and off, and adjusted in quantity of airflow in accordance with an apparatus temperature, wherein when the apparatus temperature is lower than a value requiring immediate cooling, an... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077459 | Electronic device with expansion card An electronic device includes a chassis. The chassis has a bottom wall and a rear wall, substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall. A motherboard is disposed on the bottom wall, and a riser card is perpendicularly connected to the motherboard. An expansion card ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077458 | Airflow guiding cover and electronic device having the same An electronic device includes a base, a motherboard having an electronic component, a fan unit, and an airflow guiding cover. The airflow cover includes a top panel and two side panels. An air channel is bounded by the top panel and the side panels. The electronic c... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072755 | Airflow-adjustable active heat-dissipating mechanism and electronic device having same An active heat-dissipating mechanism includes a fan module, an airflow-guiding part and an airflow shunt part. The fan module includes an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet. The airflow-guiding part is disposed at the same side of the airflow outlet of the fan modu... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072753 | Computer system A computer system includes a cover and a chassis. The chassis includes a bottom plate parallel to the cover, a first side plate, and a second side plate corresponding to the first side plate. A motherboard and a power supply are fixed on the bottom plate. The power ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072752 | Electrical cabinet with two cooling channels The invention relates to an electrical cabinet (1) for receiving electrical and/or electronic and/or optoelectronic devices, in particular low-current distribution devices, which is particularly suited for installation outdoors, comprising an inner cabin (... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072756 | Air cooling of medium voltage drive components A parallel redundant fan system includes at least first and second fans located adjacent each other. Each fan includes: (i) a fan housing defining a fan chamber in which an impeller is supported for rotation about an axis of rotation; (ii) a first chamber outlet in ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072754 | Electronic device incorporating centrifugal blower An electronic device includes a casing, a centrifugal blower and sidewall received in the casing. The casing is adapted for accommodating electronic components therein, and includes a bottom cover and an opposite top cover. The centrifugal blower is surrounded by th... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068340 | Power supply with reversible airflow design A reversible fan tray device is provided for a power supply unit. The fan tray device includes a mounting panel to be removably mounted to the power supply, a fan unit secured to the mounting panel to provide airflow through the electronic device, and an interconnec... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068341 | Electronic device with expansion card and holder An electronic device includes a chassis, a motherboard, an airflow duct, and an expansion card. The chassis includes a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a sidewall. A motherboard is disposed on the bottom wall, and a riser card perpendicularly connected to the motherboa... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068339 | Axial fan apparatus, housing, and electronic apparatus There is provided an axial fan apparatus including an axial-flow impeller, a drive unit, and a housing. The axial-flow impeller is capable of rotating and includes a plurality of blades inclined with respect to a rotational axis direction. The drive unit rotates the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064199 | Memory cooling fan tray A memory cooling fan tray is composed of a bracket and a plurality of fans. The bracket is formed respectively with a plurality of abutting members, insertion members, and pivoting members. An interior of the bracket is formed with notch members, with a quantity cor... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064200 | Cooling a chassis by moving air through a midplane between two sets of channels oriented laterally relative to one another Heat dissipating electronic components and circuitry in a communication chassis are cooled by moving air at least through a midplane, between two groups of channels that are laterally oriented relative to one another. In an illustrative embodiment, channels of one g... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059402 | Heat source recycling unit and heat source recycling system using the same A heat source recycling unit includes at least one heat removing device, a heat source conversion device and a heat preservation box. The heat removing device includes a heat inlet end connects with the pre-recycling heat source and, a heat outlet end connects with ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059403 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device is used for dissipating heat generated from a plurality of memory modules inserted on a motherboard. The memory modules are parallel to each other. Two hooks are disposed at two ends of the slot of each memory connector, respectively, to cl... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054627 | System and method for determining air density based on temperature sensor data A computer system and method for measuring air density in a computer chassis. The computer chassis includes a fan, an ambient air temperature sensor, and a heat-generating device with a heat sink, a heat sink temperature sensor, and a controller. The controller cont... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050033 | Cooling device for cooling a heat-generating component, and electronic apparatus having the cooling device An electronic apparatus comprises a housing that contains a heat-generating component, a heat radiating component and a fan that is adapted to apply air to the heat radiating component and including an inlet port and an outlet port. The electronic apparatus further ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045328 | Server and cooler moduel arrangement A server and cooler module arrangement includes a server accommodating a stack of an operating system and an electronic device in an accommodation chamber therein at one side and an access device unit in the accommodation chamber at an opposite side, and a cooler mo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045327 | Electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a partition, a first cooling fan, and a second cooling fan. The partition partitions an inside of the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber communicates with a fi... | 10/25/2011 |
