Patents Assigned to The Regents of the University of California, Merced
  • SYSTEMS FOR COOLER DEVICES AND COOLING MANIFOLDS
    Publication number: 20230380106
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus for a cooler device includes a manifold constructed at least partially of silicon oxide. The manifold includes an array of inlet channels and an array of outlet channels. Each inlet channel has a first depth. The array of outlet channels are interlaced with the array of inlet channels, Each outlet channel has a second depth that is larger than the first depth. Each of the array of outlet channels has a pair of sidewalls separating each outlet channel from adjacent inlet channels of the array of inlet channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of California, Merced, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Sougata Hazra, Chi Zhang, Mehdi Asheghi, Kenneth E. Goodson, Ercan M. Dede, James Palko, Sreekant Narumanchi
  • Heat flux micro coolers having multi-stepped features and fluid wicking
    Patent number: 11729951
    Abstract: A cooler device includes a cold plate and a manifold with fluid wicking structure. The cold plate includes an array of bonding posts and an array of fluid channels. Each bonding post of the array of bonding posts has a first height and is in contact with the manifold with fluid wicking structure. Each fluid channel of the array of fluid channels has a second height that is less than the first height. The array of fluid channels include a MIO secondary wick structure. The array of bonding posts is orthogonal to the array of fluid channels. The manifold with fluid wicking structure includes a plurality of spacer elements and a plurality of mesh layers. Each one of the plurality of spacer elements alternate with each one of the plurality of mesh layers in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of California, Merced, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Chi Zhang, Qianying Wu, Muhammad Shattique, Neda Seyedhassantehrani, Souvik Roy, James Palko, Sreekant Narumanchi, Bidzina Kekelia, Sougata Hazra, Kenneth E. Goodson, Roman Giglio, Ercan M. Dede, Mehdi Asheghi
  • HEAT FLUX MICRO COOLERS HAVING MULTI-STEPPED FEATURES AND FLUID WICKING
    Publication number: 20230225082
    Abstract: A cooler device includes a cold plate and a manifold with fluid wicking structure. The cold plate includes an array of bonding posts and an array of fluid channels. Each bonding post of the array of bonding posts has a first height and is in contact with the manifold with fluid wicking structure. Each fluid channel of the array of fluid channels has a second height that is less than the first height. The array of fluid channels include a MIO secondary wick structure. The array of bonding posts is orthogonal to the array of fluid channels. The manifold with fluid wicking structure includes a plurality of spacer elements and a plurality of mesh layers. Each one of the plurality of spacer elements alternate with each one of the plurality of mesh layers in a stacked arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Regents of the University of California, Merced, Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Chi Zhang, Qianying Wu, Muhammad Shattique, Neda Seyedhassantehrani, Souvik Roy, James Palko, Sreekant Narumanchi, Bidzina Kekelia, Sougata Hazra, Kenneth E. Goodson, Roman Giglio, Ercan M. Dede, Mehdi Asheghi