Abstract: A system including an injector, a press, and a robotic conveyance is used to form a physically foamed article of footwear component from a single-phase solution of a polymeric composition and a supercritical fluid. The parameters and features of the system are configured for the formation of the footwear component in an automated manner with enhanced throughput by the system.

Abstract: Tooling and components of an injection-molding system may be used to mold a foam article. The tooling and components may include features that control parameters of the injection-molding and foaming process, such as temperature, pressure, shot size, shot placement, and the like.

Abstract: Tooling and components of an injection-molding system may be used to mold a foam article. The tooling and components may include features that control parameters of the injection-molding and foaming process, such as temperature, pressure, shot size, shot placement, and the like.

Abstract: A life jacket which can be configured into various functional seat cushions for use on airplanes and boats. This life jacket contains one to three sections of various types of cushioning enclosed within water proof covers and connected by flexible hinges which allow the life jacket to be folded into various seat configurations. This life jacket also contains adjustable belts that can be used in the seat configurations or the life jacket configuration to fasten to the user.

Abstract: A life jacket which can be configured into various functional seat cushions for use on airplanes and boats. This life jacket contains one to three sections of various types of cushioning enclosed within water proof covers and connected by flexible hinges which allow the life jacket to be folded into various seat configurations. This life jacket also contains adjustable belts that can be used in the seat configurations or the life jacket configuration to fasten to the user.

Abstract: A fluid-containing cooling plate includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and metal wire or tubing formed into a circuit and sandwiched between the plates to form a chamber. The wire is plated or otherwise coated with a brazeable or solderable alloy which bonds it to the plates when the assembly is heated, thereby sealing the chamber. To make a two-phase cooling plate, slugs of plated metal are placed in the chamber and are bonded to the plates to provide support against collapse. The chamber is provided with a wicking structure, and is partially filled with an evaporable fluid via an inlet. A partial vacuum is then drawn, and the inlet is closed off. To make a single-phase cooling plate, wire partitions serving as baffles are provided in lieu of the slugs. These partitions can be arranged to provide a serpentine flow path between the inlet and an outlet, and are likewise plated with an alloy which melts to bond them to the plates.

Abstract: A heat sink includes a base plate which is fitted against a component to be cooled, and a heat pipe formed as a loop having a condenser portion upstanding from the base plate and a pair of ends which form a pair of evaporator portions received in parallel channels in the base plate. A wall upstanding from the base plate between the channels is formed with an upright channel which receives the condenser portion substantially within the profile of the wall, so that a plurality of horizontal cooling fins can be fixed to the wall in thermal contact with the condenser portion.

Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink with a base plate having a top surface with fins for dissipating heat and an opposed bottom surface for placing against an electronic device mounted on a printed circuit board, and at least one connecting device for loading the heat sink against the electronic device. The connector includes a mechanical fastener such as a push pin having an end which engages the circuit board, a compression spring received against a shoulder on the fastener, and a cup member which is installed in an aperture in the base plate so that a floor of the cup member provides a bearing surface for the spring which is below the bottom surface of the base plate. An alternative connector utilizes a conical spring received through the base plate and receiving the fastener therein to load the spring in tension against the electronic device.