Patents Assigned to Mentor Systems, Inc.
  • Ventilation system in a portable computer
    Patent number: 5121291
    Abstract: A portable computer having a cooling system with an intake fan and exhaust openings, one of which is provided with an exhaust fan which is located so that it diverts some of the air-flow to increase the flow of air over the power supply, the fans are activated whenever the temperature in any thermal area rises and the speed of the intake fan increases to meet the challenge of the highest temperature of any one of the thermal areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Mentor Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Cope, Leslie W. Kent, Christopher W. Gardner