Patents Examined by Adam B Dravininkas
  • Patent number: 11569647
    Abstract: A system that may include a rigid bus bar body portion having one or more first conductive pathways, and a flexible bus bar body portion extending from the rigid bus bar body portion and having a lower modulus of elasticity than the rigid bus bar body portion, the flexible bus bar body portion including one or more second conductive pathways. The one or more first conductive pathways and the one or more second conductive pathways may be configured to be conductively coupled with a first electronic device to form a conductive connection between the first electronic device and at least a second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Kuttenkuler, Henry Todd Young, Mark Murphy, Jacob Hubbell, Theodore Brown
  • Patent number: 11558979
    Abstract: The present invention discloses heat sinks comprising a base and a plurality of fins protruding from one surface of the base, wherein the base and the fins are independently composed of one or more anisotropic thermal conductive films. Said anisotropic thermal conductive film is electric insulative with low Dk and Df values. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the heat sinks and methods for dissipating heat of electronic devices having at least one heat generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Tao Yang, Ping Wang, Chong Yang Wang, Da Liang Ju, Zheyue Yang
  • Patent number: 11540420
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to active cooling devices for cooling an electronic assembly positioned downstream in a computing system. In one embodiment, an electronic assembly positioned downstream of the computing system is disclosed. The electronic assembly includes a printed circuit board electrically connected to the computing system; an air duct disposed over the printed circuit board; and an active cooling device thermally coupled to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a transceiver socket configured to receive at least one optical transceiver and one or more heat-generating components disposed thereon. The at least one optical transceiver is configured to mate with an active optical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Jen-Mao Chen, Shao-Yu Chen, Sin-Hong Lien
  • Patent number: 11523540
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a cooling plate with a bottom wall portion with a lower surface which contacts a heat-generating component, a top wall portion which covers an upper surface of the bottom wall portion, a side wall portion which couples the bottom wall portion and the top wall portion, and an internal space which is surrounded by the bottom wall portion, the top wall portion, and the side wall portion to define a first cooling medium flow passage. The bottom wall portion includes blades on the upper surface. An inlet port or an outlet port is on one end side of the first cooling medium flow passage. An inner peripheral wall of the side wall portion includes a first bent portion which is bent convex inward between ends of the blades and the at least one of the inlet port and the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tokeshi, Nobuya Nakae, Takehito Tamaoka
  • Patent number: 11516941
    Abstract: A system includes an enclosure having an air inlet end and an air outlet end, air movers positioned near the air outlet end, a first data connector positioned near the air outlet end between the air movers, a heat-generating electrical component positioned immediately between the data connector and the air inlet end, a first heat sink positioned immediately between at least one of the air movers and the air inlet end, and a first conductive pipe thermally coupled between the heat-generating electrical component and the first heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mohamad El-Batal, David Copeland
  • Patent number: 11510330
    Abstract: A display module and a display device are provided. The display module is used in the display device having a camera lens, and the display module includes a display panel and a cover plate. A camera hole is defined in a position of the display panel corresponding to the camera lens. The cover plate is disposed on the display panel. A recess is defined in a side surface of the display panel to form a receiving hole which is disposed correspondingly to the camera hole. A ring-shaped blocking layer is disposed in the receiving hole to block a periphery of the camera hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuang E
  • Patent number: 11507153
    Abstract: A device for cooling a processor which comprises a chamber which is bottomless and having a perimeter sealably mounted directly on a surface of a processor; a microgap plate, separate from the chamber, which is installed at a bottom of the chamber and forms a microgap with the surface of a processor; and a lid, separate from the chamber, which is installed onto the chamber to close a top of the chamber, the lid comprising downward projections to urge the microgap plate to the bottom of the chamber during installation. Walls forming the downward projections of the lid form a lining conforming to an inner surface of walls of the chamber, wherein the lid and the downward projections thereof together form a bottomless enclosure that defines an inlet plenum volume for receiving the coolant. The microgap comprises a central inlet through the microgap plate for coolant flow into the microgap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HYPERTECHNOLOGIE CIARA INC.
    Inventors: Michael Hinton, Laurent Mydlarski
  • Patent number: 11510337
    Abstract: A fan-equipped heatsink includes: a heat receiving substrate made of metal; a centrifugal fan disposed on an upper surface side of the heat receiving substrate; a plate-shaped wall that is made of metal, is provided so as to stand at a position, on the upper surface of the heat receiving substrate, which is around and opposed to an outer peripheral portion having an air discharge opening of the centrifugal fan, and are provided with a plurality of through-holes that are open in a plate surface opposed to the centrifugal fan; and a lid member fixed to an upper end of the plate-shaped wall 4 and configured to close a space on the inner side of the plate-shaped wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LOTUS THERMAL SOLUTION INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Ide, Masaaki Murakami, Tomiyuki Numata
  • Patent number: 11502022
    Abstract: A refrigerant channel of a heatsink includes an upwardly inclined channel formed by a side wall for downstream side of a first protruding portion and a side wall for upstream side of a second protruding portion. The upwardly inclined channel directs a flow of the refrigerant toward a base portion of the fin and causes the refrigerant to flow into the fin region, because of which more refrigerant flows to the base portion than to a leading end portion of the fin, and a high heat dissipating performance is obtained. Also, the fin is a columnar body whose sectional form perpendicular to a central axis is a regular hexagon, has rounded portions in corner portions, and has tapers on side faces. Six fins are disposed neighboring one fin, and a distance between fins is constant. Because of this, the heat dissipating performance further improves, and pressure loss can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shigenobu Tochiyama, Yuhei Nagashima, Masayoshi Tamura
  • Patent number: 11500423
    Abstract: A display device includes: a flexible display panel having a display area and a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area; a supporting member provided at a predetermined area of the flexible display panel adjacent to one side of the flexible display panel, wherein the non-display area of the flexible display panel contacts the supporting member and surrounds the supporting member while being bent at a bend angle, and the bend angle of the non-display area is variously adjusted by the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae Wook Kang
  • Patent number: 11497137
    Abstract: A compute device includes a printed circuit board, at least three compute subassemblies disposed on the printed circuit board, and a liquid loop. The compute subassemblies disposed on the printed circuit board and each of the three compute subassemblies includes a thermal control plate defining a respective internal conduit therethrough. A temperature controlled liquid circuit circulates through the liquid loop through to control the temperature of each of compute subassemblies in series during operation, the liquid loop including each of the internal conduits in each of the thermal control plates in each of the compute subassemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Tahir Cader, Harvey J. Lunsman, Mitchell Johnson
  • Patent number: 11497148
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a cooling assembly which includes a cold plate extending in a first direction, a pump and a tank on one side of the cold plate in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a partition extending in the first direction and covering the cold plate on one side in the second direction. The cold plate and the partition define a first refrigerant flow path through which a refrigerant flows. The pump includes a pump chamber in which an impeller is housed, the impeller moving the refrigerant. The tank includes a tank chamber in which the refrigerant flows. The pump chamber and the tank chamber communicate with each other through a first tank hole portion. The partition includes a first hole portion through which the first refrigerant flow path and the tank chamber communicate. The first tank hole portion is provided on one side in the first direction with respect to the first hole portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tokeshi, Takehito Tamaoka, Nobuya Nakae
  • Patent number: 11497143
    Abstract: An assembled circuit board has a topology that defines positions, dimensions and power dissipation of components mounted to the circuit board, including a high power component and one or more low power components. A cold plate makes thermal contact to the high power component through a thermal interface material. A thermally conductive sheet overlays the circuit board and is formed to match the topology of the low power component or components. The sheet has a first portion that makes thermal contact with the cold plate and a second portion that overlays the low power component or components. The cold plate removes heat directly from the high power component and indirectly through the thermally conductive sheet from the low power component or components. The thermally conductive sheet conforms to the topology of the low power components either by preforming or by flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul W. Coteus, Mark D. Schultz, Todd E. Takken, Shurong Tian
  • Patent number: 11490545
    Abstract: A heat dissipation apparatus includes a heat dissipation substrate, a heat dissipation component, and a plurality of heat dissipation fins disposed on a first side of the heat dissipation substrate. The heat dissipation fins are configured to dissipate heat on the heat dissipation substrate. A first surface of the heat dissipation component is fastened on a second side of the heat dissipation substrate. There is a gap between a side surface of the heat dissipation component and the heat dissipation substrate, and a second surface of the heat dissipation component is used to be attached to a first to-be-heat-dissipated component, to dissipate heat on the first to-be-heat-dissipated component. An area that is on the second side of the heat dissipation substrate is used to be attached to another to-be-heat-dissipated component. Heating power of the first to-be-heat-dissipated component is greater than heating power of the another to-be-heat-dissipated component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Cao, Shoubiao Xu, Shanjiu Chi
  • Patent number: 11476180
    Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present application includes: a current carrying unit having a semiconductor element; a case enclosing the current carrying unit; a heat dissipating plate located on a back side of the current carrying unit and the case; a plurality of thread fastening holes located in at least one of the case and the heat dissipating plate for fastening to an external heat dissipating system; and a plurality of tightening order display structures located near the respective thread fastening holes to display an order in which screws are tightened into the thread fastening holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nomiyama
  • Patent number: 11469155
    Abstract: A device in a utility distribution system may comprise a housing, a heat source, a first heat sink, a second heat sink, a heat pipe, and a flexible directional thermal interface material (“DTIM”) with a high-conductivity orientation. The first heat sink may be thermally coupled to the heat source. The second heat sink may be attached to the first heat sink, and the flexible DTIM and the heat pipe may be arranged between the first and second heat sinks. The flexible DTIM may be thermally coupled with the first heat sink and the heat pipe. The heat pipe may be capable of movements with respect to the flexible DTIM. During the movements, the heat pipe may maintain the thermal coupling with the flexible DTIM, such that heat present in the first heat sink may be transferred to the heat pipe via the high-conductivity orientation of the flexible DTIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LANDIS+GYR INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Damian Bonicatto
  • Patent number: 11470748
    Abstract: A modular liquid cooling block is described for cooling high current devices deployed in power flow control systems. The liquid cooling blocks may have separate shower heads which may be configured for direct impingement, indirect impingement, or parallel flow cooling configurations. Voltage isolation of liquid cooling blocks from an enclosure of the power flow control system and from associated equipment enables serial or parallel connected power flow control units to inject substantial reactive power that may be configurable into a power transmission line. Associated power flow control systems are monitored for temperature, flow rate and pressure gradient. Redundant pumps and fan radiators contribute to reliable operation. Automatic shutdown and alarm may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Smart Wires Inc.
    Inventors: Haroon Inam, Ali Farahani
  • Patent number: 11457546
    Abstract: A system includes a first slice and a second slice coupled to each other. Each slice includes a housing formed of an electrically-insulative material, a ceramic plate disposed at each end of the housing, and an end plate disposed over each of the ceramic plates. Each end plate is formed of a thermally-conductive material. The system also includes a backplane assembly coupled to the first slice and the second slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richard P. Dube, Mark S. Langelier, Paul A. Sefcsik, Jr., Jason P. Rosa, Curtis B. Carlsten, Michael F. Janik, Mark R. Franklin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11457544
    Abstract: A two-phase cold plate includes an outer enclosure having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet each fluidly coupled to a fluid pathway, an inner enclosure having a vapor cavity and a vapor outlet, and one or more wicking structures disposed in the outer enclosure. The one or more wicking structures fluidly couple the fluid pathway of the outer enclosure with the vapor cavity of the inner enclosure and the one or more wicking structures comprise a plurality of nucleation sites configured to induce vaporization of a cooling fluid and facilitate vapor flow into the vapor cavity of the inner enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Shailesh N. Joshi, Danny Lohan, Hitoshi Fujioka, Feng Zhou
  • Patent number: 11453503
    Abstract: A coupling is disclosed providing fluidic continuity between first and second orifices of two portions of an air circuit which includes a flexible sleeve, a first frame connected in fluid-tight manner to a first end of the flexible sleeve and having a first opening, and a second frame, connected in fluid-tight manner to a second end of the flexible sleeve and having a second opening. The coupling is deformable so that the flexible sleeve may adapt to the variable spacing between two avionics racks and is able to compensate for a misalignment between the orifices of two portions of an air circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Laurent Saint-Marc, Bernard Guering