Patents Assigned to Nuventix, Inc.
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Patent number: 8672648Abstract: A synthetic jet ejector (101) is provided herein which comprises a diaphragm (119), a first voice coil (121) disposed on a first side of the diaphragm, and a second voice coil (123) disposed on a second side of the diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Ari Glezer, Robert G. Diamond, Raghavendran Mahalingam, Samuel Neil Heffington, Daniel N. Grimm, Markus Schwickert
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Patent number: 8646701Abstract: A synthetic jet ejector is provided which comprises a first housing portion (131), and a second housing portion (133) which releasably attaches to the first housing portion, wherein the first and second housing portions form first and second portions, respectively, of at least one passageway (159) adapted to emit at least one synthetic jet.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2007Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Daniel N. Grimm, Ronald Lutz
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Publication number: 20140029272Abstract: An illumination device 1701 is provided which includes a light emitting portion 1703; an LED 1715 disposed within said light emitting portion; a threaded connector module 1705 adapted to rotatingly engage said illumination device to a source of electricity; a heat sink 1759 disposed between said light emitting portion and said connector module; and a synthetic jet ejector 1709 disposed between said light emitting portion and said connector module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Raghavendran Mahalingam, Samuel N. Heffington, Stephen P. Darbin, Daniel N. Grimm
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Patent number: 8579476Abstract: An illumination device (b1-01) is provided which comprises a housing (b1-03) equipped with an aperture (b1-37), first (b1-33) and second (b1-35) diaphragms disposed in said housing and in fluidic communication with said aperture, and an LED (b1-15) disposed between said first and second diaphragms.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Raghavendran Mahalingam, Samuel N. Heffington, Stephen P. Darbin, Daniel N. Grimm
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Publication number: 20130239589Abstract: A device (301) is provided which includes a Peltier device (303); a heat sink (305) in thermal contact with the Peltier device; and a synthetic jet ejector (307, 309) which directs a synthetic jet (319, 321) onto or adjacent to a surface of the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Raghavendran Mahalingam, Brandon Lee Noska
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Publication number: 20130243030Abstract: A computing device is provided which comprises (a) a chassis having an array of printed circuit boards (PCBs) disposed therein, wherein said chassis has a first wall with a first opening therein, and a second wall with a second opening therein, wherein each PCB is equipped with a microprocessor and a heat sink, and wherein each heat sink comprises a plurality of heat fins that define a plurality of longitudinal channels; (b) a fan which creates a fluidic flow that enters through said first opening and exits through said second opening, said fluidic flow being essentially parallel the longitudinal axes of said plurality of longitudinal channels; and (c) a synthetic jet ejector which directs at least one synthetic jet through at least one of said plurality of channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Raghavendran Mahalingam, Lee M. Jones, Samuel N. Heffington, Stephen P. Darbin, Markus Schwickert
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Publication number: 20130188307Abstract: A method for constructing a thermal management system is provided herein. In accordance with the method, a fan (405) is provided which is adapted to provide a global flow of fluid through the device. A synthetic jet ejector (409) is also provided which is adapted to augment the global flow of fluid over the surfaces of a heat sink (403). The ratio of the flow per unit time of the synthetic jet ejector to the flow per unit time of the fan is selected so as to achieve a desired level of heat dissipation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: Nuventix, Inc.Inventor: Nuventix, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130162958Abstract: A thermal management device (401) is provided which comprises a synthetic jet actuator (403) and a heat sink (405) comprising a fin (407). The fin has at least one interior channel (409) defined therein which has first and second openings that are in fluidic communication with each other. The synthetic jet actuator is adapted to direct a synthetic jet into said channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Nuventix, Inc.Inventor: Nuventix, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130155680Abstract: A combination of a synthetic jet ejector with a host device is provided. The combination comprises (a) a chamber having an aperture disposed in a wall thereof; (b) a diaphragm disposed in said chamber; and (c) an actuator adapted to vibrate said diaphragm so as to create a synthetic jet in a flow of fluid exiting said chamber through said aperture; wherein said chamber has at least one interior surface which is formed by an element of the host device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: NUVENTIX, INC.Inventors: Daniel N. Grimm, Stephen P. Darbin
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Publication number: 20130133865Abstract: A thermal management system is provided which includes a synthetic jet ejector (203) equipped with a diaphragm (207) and an actuator (209), and a controller (213) which is in electrical communication with the synthetic jet ejector and which causes the actuator to vibrate the diaphragm so as to simultaneously cause the synthetic jet ejector to generate a synthetic jet (205), and to play an audio file stored in a memory device (211).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: NUVENTIX, INC.Inventor: NUVENTIX, INC.
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Patent number: 8430644Abstract: A method for constructing a thermal management system is provided herein. In accordance with the method, a fan (405) is provided which is adapted to provide a global flow of fluid through the device. A synthetic jet ejector (409) is also provided which is adapted to augment the global flow of fluid over the surfaces of a heat sink (403). The ratio of the flow per unit time of the synthetic jet ejector to the flow per unit time of the fan is selected so as to achieve a desired level of heat dissipation.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Raghavendran Mahalingam, Samuel N. Heffington, Ari Glezer, Ronald Lutz
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Publication number: 20130058107Abstract: A light source (101) is provided which includes an LED module (103), a heat sink (107) and a synthetic jet ejector (105). The LED module includes a housing and an LED (113) disposed within the housing. The housing has first, second and third external surfaces, and the second external surface includes a light-emitting region (113). The heat sink is disposed on the third surface of the LED module and includes a plurality of heat fins and having a plurality of channels formed therein. Each of the plurality of channels is formed by a pair of adjacent heat fins from the plurality of heat fins. The synthetic jet ejector is disposed upon, or adjacent to, the first surface of the LED module and is equipped with a plurality of apertures. Each of the plurality of apertures directs a synthetic jet into one of the plurality of channels in the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: Nuventix, Inc.Inventor: Nuventix, Inc.
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Patent number: 8388142Abstract: A thermal management device (401) is provided which comprises a synthetic jet actuator (403) and a heat sink (405) comprising a fin (407). The fin has at least one interior channel (409) defined therein which has first and second openings that are in fluidic communication with each other. The synthetic jet actuator is adapted to direct a synthetic jet into said channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Jones, Samuel N. Heffington, Raghavendran Mahalingam
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Patent number: 8299691Abstract: An LED light source (101) is provided which comprises an LED module (103) containing an LED (113); a heat sink (107) disposed about the periphery of the LED module; and a tabular synthetic jet ejector (105) disposed on said LED module and being adapted to direct a plurality of synthetic jets across surfaces of said heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventor: Daniel N. Grimm
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Patent number: 8290724Abstract: A method for calibrating a synthetic jet ejector is provided. The method includes (a) taking a first measurement DCR0 of the DC resistance of the coil; (b) adjusting the actuator drive voltage Vd to achieve a desired maximum displacement dmax1 at a frequency f1; (c) measuring the input current Iin and input voltage Vin; (d) calculating the back electromagnetic frequency BEMF, wherein BEMF=Vin?Iin*DCR; and (e) storing the calculated value of BEMF in a memory device associated with the synthetic jet actuator.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Stephen P. Darbin, Markus Schwickert, John Stanley Booth, Robert Taylor Reichenbach, Rick Ball, Steve Farrell, Daniel W. McFatter
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Patent number: 8136576Abstract: A thermal management system is provided herein. The system comprises a substrate (141), a synthetic jet ejector (103), and a vibration isolation element (107) adapted to releasably engage said synthetic jet ejector and said substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventor: Daniel N. Grimm
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Patent number: 8069910Abstract: A thermal management system is provided herein which comprises a synthetic jet ejector (201) driven by an acoustic resonator (209).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2005Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Carlos Beltran, Raghavendran Mahalingam, Samuel Heffington, Ari Glezer
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Patent number: 8066410Abstract: A light source (101) is provided which comprises (a) a housing element (107); (b) a heat sink (109); (c) a first flow channel element (111) which, alone or in combination with said housing element, creates (i) a first set of flow paths (221) for the flow of fluid in a first direction through the light source, and (ii) a second set of flow paths (223) for the flow of fluid in a second direction through the light source; (d) a set of synthetic jet actuators (143, 145) having at least one member and being in fluidic communication with said first set of flow paths; and (e) a set of LEDs (113) containing at least one member and being in thermal contact with said heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: John Stanley Booth, Raghavendran Mahalingam, Lee M. Jones, Daniel N. Grimm, Paul Pergande
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Patent number: 8035966Abstract: A thermal management system (101), comprising (a) a synthetic jet actuator (103), and (b) a processor (107) in communication with the synthetic jet actuator, the processor being adapted to receive programming instructions, and being further adapted to modify the operation of the synthetic jet actuator in response to the programming instructions.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2007Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Robert T. Reichenbach, John Stanley Booth
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Patent number: 8030886Abstract: A thermally managed power source (201) is provided herein which comprises a first battery module (203), and a first synthetic jet ejector (215) disposed on a surface of said first battery module and being adapted to direct a plurality of synthetic jets along a surface (211) of said first battery module.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Nuventix, Inc.Inventors: Raghavendran Mahalingam, Ari Glezer