Patents Assigned to Frore Systems Inc.
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Patent number: 11956921Abstract: A cooling system including a support structure and a cooling element is described. The cooling element has a central region and a perimeter. The cooling element is supported by the support structure at the central region. At least a portion of the perimeter is unpinned. The cooling element is configured to undergo vibrational motion when actuated to drive a fluid toward a heat-generating structure. Further, the cooling element has a first side distal from the heat-generating structure and a second side proximate to the heat-generating structure. The support structure supports the cooling element from one of the first side and the second side.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Vikram Mukundan, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy
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Patent number: 11943377Abstract: A mobile device, such as a mobile phone, including a housing and active cooling cells is described. The active cooling cells are in the housing. The cooling cells utilize vibrational motion to drive a fluid such that the mobile phone has a coefficient of thermal spreading (CTS) greater than 0.5 for a steady-state power generated by the mobile phone of at least five watts.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Patent number: 11830789Abstract: A system for cooling a mobile phone and method for using the system are described. The system includes an active piezoelectric cooling system, a controller and an interface. The active piezoelectric cooling system is configured to be disposed in a rear portion of the mobile phone distal from a front screen of the mobile phone. The controller is configured to activate the active piezoelectric cooling system in response to heat generated by heat-generating structures of the mobile phone. The interface is configured to receive power from a mobile phone power source when the active piezoelectric cooling system is activated.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Patent number: 11802554Abstract: A system including an orifice plate, a fan element and at least one channel is disclosed. The orifice plate has at least one orifice therein. The fan element is configured to undergo vibrational motion to drive a fluid through the orifice(s). The fluid is drawn through the channel(s) in response to the fluid being driven through the at least one orifice.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Vikram Mukundan, Suryaprakash Ganti, Narayana Prasad Rayapati, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Marc Mignard, Brian James Gally
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Patent number: 11796262Abstract: A flow chamber, a cooling system and a method are described. The flow chamber includes an upper chamber including a top wall, an actuator, and a lower chamber. The actuator is located distally from the top wall. The lower chamber receives fluid from the upper chamber when the actuator is actuated. The top wall includes at least one cavity therein. The cooling system utilizes cooling cells including the flow chamber. The method includes driving the actuator at a frequency that directs fluid through the flow chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Vikram Mukundan, Suryaprakash Ganti, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Narayana Prasad Rayapati
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Patent number: 11784109Abstract: A cooling system and method for using the cooling system are described. The cooling system includes an array of cooling elements and a controller. The array of cooling elements corresponds to regions of the heat-generating structure where heat is generated in response to operation of the semiconductor. The controller is configured to activate portions of the array of cooling elements based on a determination that operation of the heat-generating structure is likely to generate heat in a given region of the heat-generating structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Patent number: 11785739Abstract: A system including a plurality of cooling cells and a switching and control module is described. The cooling cells including cooling elements configured to be actuated to induce vibrational motion to drive a fluid toward a heat-generating structure. The switching and control module is coupled to the cooling elements and provides drive signals to the cooling elements based on at least one drive signal input. Each of the drive signals has a frequency corresponding to a cooling element. The frequency of the drive signal corresponds to a resonant state of the cooling element.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Ganapathy Sankar, Marc Mignard, Shekhar Halakatti, Suchitra Ramesh, Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy
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Patent number: 11765863Abstract: A system including a cooling element and a support structure is described. The cooling element has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The cooling element is configured to undergo vibrational motion when actuated to drive a fluid from the first side to the second side. The support structure thermally couples the cooling element to a heat-generating structure via thermal conduction.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Vikram Mukundan
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Patent number: 11744038Abstract: A system including a cooling element and an egress passageway is described. The cooling element is configured to provide a stream of hot air having been heated by a heat from a heat-generating structure. The hot air passes through the egress passageway toward an egress. The egress passageway includes at least one inlet through which cool air is drawn to be mixed with the hot air.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Lumaya Ahmed, Shekhar Halakatti
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Patent number: 11735496Abstract: An active cooling system and method for using the active cooling system are described. The active cooling system includes a cooling element having a first side and a second side. The first side of the cooling element is distal to a heat-generating structure and in communication with a fluid. The second side of the cooling element is proximal to the heat-generating structure. The cooling element is configured to direct the fluid using a vibrational motion from the first side of the cooling element to the second side such that the fluid moves in a direction that is incident on a surface of the heat-generating structure at a substantially perpendicular angle and then is deflected to move along the surface of the heat-generating structure to extract heat from the heat-generating structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Patent number: 11710678Abstract: A piezoelectric cooling system and method for driving the cooling system are described. The piezoelectric cooling system includes a first piezoelectric cooling element and a second piezoelectric cooling element. The first piezoelectric cooling element is configured to direct a fluid toward a surface of a heat-generating structure. The second piezoelectric cooling element is configured to direct the fluid to an outlet area after heat has been transferred to the fluid by the heat-generating structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Leonard Eugene Fennell, Vikram Mukundan
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Patent number: 11705382Abstract: A cooling system and method for using the cooling system are described. The cooling system includes a plurality of individual piezoelectric cooling elements spatially arranged in an array extending in at least two dimensions, a communications interface and driving circuitry. The communications interface is associated with the individual piezoelectric cooling elements such that selected individual piezoelectric cooling elements within the array can be activated based at least in part on heat energy generated in the vicinity of the selected individual piezoelectric cooling elements. The driving circuitry is associated with the individual piezoelectric cooling elements and is configured to drive the selected individual piezoelectric cooling elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Patent number: 11696421Abstract: A cooling system including a support structure and a cooling element are described. The cooling element has a central region, a first cantilevered arm, a second cantilevered arm, and a piezoelectric. The cooling element is supported by the support structure at the central region. The piezoelectric extends across at least half of a length of the first cantilevered arm. The first and second cantilevered arms are configured to undergo vibrational motion when actuated to drive a fluid toward a heat-generating structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Vikram Mukundan, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy
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Patent number: 11692776Abstract: A cooling system including a heat spreader, an active cooling element, and a base is described. The heat spreader is in thermal communication with a heat-generating structure mounted on a substrate. The heat spreader over hangs the heat-generating structure. The active cooling element is in thermal communication with the heat spreader. The base supports the heat spreader and transfers a load from the heat spreader to the substrate such that a bending of the heat spreader does not exceed ten degrees.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Lumaya Ahmed, Shekhar Halakatti
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Patent number: 11533823Abstract: A mobile device case is described. The mobile device case includes a housing configured to retain a mobile device and an active cooling system integrated into the housing. The active cooling system configured to use vibrational motion to cool a surface of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Brian James Gally, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Patent number: 11532536Abstract: A system for cooling a mobile phone and method for using the system are described. The system includes an active piezoelectric cooling system, a controller and an interface. The active piezoelectric cooling system is configured to be disposed in a rear portion of the mobile phone distal from a front screen of the mobile phone. The controller is configured to activate the active piezoelectric cooling system in response to heat generated by heat-generating structures of the mobile phone. The interface is configured to receive power from a mobile phone power source when the active piezoelectric cooling system is activated.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
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Patent number: 11510341Abstract: An actuator usable in a cooling system is described. The actuator includes an anchored region and a cantilevered arm. The cantilevered arm extends outward from the anchored region. The cantilevered arm includes a step region, an extension region and an outer region. The step region extends outward from the anchored region and has a step thickness. The extension region extends outward from the step region and has an extension thickness less than the step thickness. The outer region extends outward from the extension region and has an outer thickness greater than the extension thickness.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Vikram Mukundan, Suryaprakash Ganti, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy
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Patent number: 11503742Abstract: An actuator usable in a cooling system is described. The actuator includes an anchored region and a cantilevered arm. The cantilevered arm extends outward from the anchored region. The cantilevered arm includes a step region, an extension region and an outer region. The step region extends outward from the anchored region and has a step thickness. The extension region extends outward from the step region and has an extension thickness less than the step thickness. The outer region extends outward from the extension region and has an outer thickness greater than the extension thickness.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Vikram Mukundan, Suryaprakash Ganti, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy
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Patent number: 11470744Abstract: An actuator usable in a cooling system is described. The actuator includes an anchored region and a cantilevered arm. The cantilevered arm extends outward from the anchored region. The cantilevered arm includes a step region, an extension region and an outer region. The step region extends outward from the anchored region and has a step thickness. The extension region extends outward from the step region and has an extension thickness less than the step thickness. The outer region extends outward from the extension region and has an outer thickness greater than the extension thickness.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Vikram Mukundan, Suryaprakash Ganti, Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy
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Patent number: 11464140Abstract: A cooling system is described. The cooling system includes a cooling element having a central region and a perimeter. The cooling element is anchored at the central region. At least a portion of the perimeter is unpinned. The cooling element is in communication with a fluid. The cooling element is actuated to induce vibrational motion to drive the fluid toward a heat-generating structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.Inventors: Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Vikram Mukundan, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Narayana Prasad Rayapati