Patents Examined by G. Tolin
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Patent number: 6754075Abstract: The invention relates to a motor-fan unit (1) comprising a casing (10), a turbine (12) housed in the casing to generate an air flow therein, a motor (14) for driving the turbine, a support (20) for the motor, also forming a cover that closes off the casing on one side (10a) thereof, and a motor control module (30) associated with at least one radiator dissipating heat generated by components of the control module and exposed to the air flow generated in the casing. The control module (30) is mounted on the motor support cover (20) on the outside thereof and the radiator is at least partially engaged through at least one opening made in the motor support cover and opening laterally into the casing.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Inventors: Bernard Boucheret, Stephane Talaucher, Pierre-Arnaud Geroux
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Patent number: 6751099Abstract: A coated heat spreader for a die includes a body and a coating on a surface of the body, wherein the outermost coating is an organic surface protectant. An IC package includes a die thermally coupled to a heat spreader coated with an organic surface protectant. A PCB assembly including a die thermally coupled to a heat spreader coated with an organic surface protectant, where the die is part of an IC package or is directly attached to the PCB. A method of making a coated heat spreader includes coating the organic surface protectant onto a surface of the heat spreader.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Joan K. Vrtis, Joni G. Hansen, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, Carl L. Deppisch
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Patent number: 6735078Abstract: A high efficiency heat dissipated power supply comprises a base and a cover. The base receives power from a plug at a rear side thereof. The voltage of power is reduced, and is rectified by an electronic circuit for being used by a computer mainframe. A bank of fans are installed at a rear side of the base so that the fan absorbs air between the cover and base; and then guide the air to blow out the air. An interior of the cover has at least one cover fan. The cover fans are actuated by a power source. Then the air is exhausted by an exhausting fan at a rear side of the base. Thereby, air flows along three paths so that convection air is formed at the interior and exterior of the power supply; as a result heat dissipating efficiency is increased so that capacity and output power are increased.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Inventor: Chung Yen Tsai
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Patent number: 6735085Abstract: A retention device (6) includes a main frame (60), a front and a rear foldable plates (61, 62) assembled to the main frame, a spring clip (65) and an actuating lever (66). The main frame is arranged for surrounding a package upon a socket (not shown). The spring clip is pivotably assembled to the rear foldable plate. The actuating lever is pivotably assembled to the front foldable plate. The actuating lever is rotated to lock the spring clip thereby the spring clip retaining a heat sink module (5) upon the package and the socket.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Robert G. McHugh, Hao-Yun Ma
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Patent number: 6731506Abstract: A retaining device includes a retention frame (20), a back plate (40), a clip (10) and a wire arm (30). The retention frame forms a pair of protrusions (24, 25) at respective opposite sides thereof and an ear (26) at one of said sides of the retention frame. A pair of posts (44) extends from the back plate and further protrudes from the protrusions. The clip comprises a pressing lever (12) and a pair of legs (14, 16) depending from the lever. A pair of hooks (142, 162) is inwardly formed from the legs for engaging with the posts. The wire arm comprises a locating portion (34) positioned on the retention frame, a pressing portion (32) resting on the clip and an operating portion (36) clamped under the ear of the retention frame. The locating portion and the operating portion extend in opposite directions from the pressing portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2003Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shun Chi Dong, Chung Yuan Huang, Yeu-Lih Lin
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Patent number: 6731505Abstract: A mounting system for an integrated circuit employs a novel load cell having a backing plate, a bow spring and a load distribution plate. The load cell controls the loading forces on contacts of an integrated circuit socket. A heat sink having a base includes a pedestal extending from the base that abuts the integrated circuit for purposes of heat removal. Springs are employed to provide loading forces for the heat sink that are lower than the loading forces for the integrated circuit socket contacts.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Jonathan W. Goodwin, Donald P. Amaral, Jr.
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Patent number: 6728103Abstract: A heat sink extends beyond the outer boundaries of a component cooled by the heat sink. In one embodiment, the heat sink may have a cutout shaped and located so that a protruding portion of a clip can extend through the cutout from one surface of the heat sink and mechanically fasten the component to another surface of the heat sink. There may be more than one cutout. Heat transfer values can be optimized by adjusting the number and the location of the cutouts and the size of the heat sink relative to the component and the fastening mechanism (e.g., a clip). In another embodiment, the clip that extends through the cutout holds the heat sink against a motherboard, pressing against a component located between the heat sink and the motherboard.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Calix Networks, Inc.Inventor: Darin P. Smedberg
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Patent number: 6728106Abstract: A heat dissipation structure of an IC includes a circuit board provided with through holes perforated thereinto, an IC mounted on the upper surface of the circuit board, a solder filling a space between the circuit board and the IC via the through holes and being cured, and solder lands formed on the circuit board and attached with the solder.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc.Inventor: Jong Sik Kim
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Patent number: 6724630Abstract: In order to progress a mounting consistency of electric devices on a substrate, an electronic device assembly, comprising a lower electronic device having electrodes in a surface opposed to the substrate and an upper electronic device having a plurality of the leads each extending from the side surface of own package toward the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.Inventors: Nobuhiro Kato, Masataka Kawai
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Patent number: 6721181Abstract: An apparatus for sinking heat away from a plurality of power switching devices where each power switching device includes a heat dissipating surface having a dissipating width dimension and having a device length dimension perpendicular to the dissipating width dimension, the apparatus comprising a heat sink member having a sink length dimension between inlet and outlet ends, forming an internal channel that extends substantially along the entire sink length dimension and also forming inlet and outlet ports that open into the channel at the inlet and outlet ends, respectively, the sink including first and second oppositely facing surfaces, the second surface for receiving the heat dissipating surfaces of the power switching devices, the second surface having a receiving width dimension that is substantially perpendicular to the sink length dimension and that is less than twice the device dissipating width dimension.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David W. Pfeifer, John M. Kasunich
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Patent number: 6717811Abstract: A heat dissipating apparatus for use with an interface card including a display card or other add-on card has a heat sink, a heat pipe located on the heat sink and an airflow generator located on the hear sink. The apparatus can discharge heat generated by the interface card to the outside of the computer casing so that heat is not trapped inside the computer casing thereby achieving effective heat dissipation.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Abit Company CorporationInventors: Chih-Ching Lo, Ching-Hung Chen, Cheng-Cheng Chen
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Patent number: 6711017Abstract: Provided is a cooling apparatus for feeding liquid coolant to electronic elements as heat generating elements in an electronic system through a cooling pipe. The cooling pipe is in part flattened so as to form flattened portion which is made into contact with the electronic parts for cooling the latter. With this arrangement, the pipe line working is simplified while the number of joint parts in the pipe line is decreased so as to prevent leakage of the liquid coolant. Further, the heat-exchange capacity of a heat-exchanger unit is controlled in accordance with an atmospheric temperature, a temperature in the electronic system and a temperature of the liquid coolant in order to aim at preventing occurrence of freezing or dewing while enhancing the operating efficiency. Further, in an electronic apparatus having two electronic systems, a liquid coolant tank is commonly used for two electronic systems in order to prevent occurrence of dewing or freezing in a cooling system for the electronic system on resting.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignees: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tateki Kurokawa, Akira Saito, Toshio Fukukawa, Mikio Harada, Takahiro Daikoku, Hideo Yazawa
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Patent number: 6711020Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus, suitable for use to direct the heat generated from an electric appliance that has a circuit board, on which several electronic devices (heat sources) are formed. The heat dissipation apparatus has a main heat sink and several connecting heat sinks. The main heat sink is mounted on each electronic device, while the connecting heat sinks are disposed between the electronic devices and the main heat sink, allowing the heat generated from each electronic device to be conducted to the main heat sink. The heat dissipation apparatus is assembled in various kinds of electric appliances such as power supply or other electric products.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Wen-Lung Yu, Yang-Cheng Chang