Patents Examined by Amir Jalali
  • Patent number: 11659698
    Abstract: A power module for electric drives is provided which comprises at least one exciter circuit with at least one power semiconductor, wherein the power module is molded and the exciter circuit with the at least one power semiconductor is integrated in the molded power module. A traction inverter is also provided which comprises a water-cooled main cooler, wherein the main cooler comprises a bearing surface which is configured to receive power modules, wherein the traction inverter comprises at least one molded power module, and wherein the main cooler forms a cooling connection which is configured to receive the molded power module on the main cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Daniel Ruppert
  • Patent number: 11659699
    Abstract: A power electronics unit may include a circuit board and a cooling device. The circuit board may include at least one electronic component which, in a heat transfer region, is disposed flat against an electronics side of the circuit board. The cooling device may include at least one impingement jet chamber through which a cooling fluid is flowable from an inlet to an outlet. The cooling device may further include at least one nozzle plate having at least one flow nozzle. The at least one nozzle plate may be arranged in and divide the at least one impingement jet chamber into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, which may be fluidically connected to one another via the at least one flow nozzle. The at least one flow nozzle may accelerate and conduct the cooling fluid towards the heat transfer region of the at least one electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian Egger, Matthias Ganz, Janko Horvat, Niklas Kull, Peter Sever
  • Patent number: 11650640
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a heat-dissipating member disposed on the display panel and including a conductive metal. The display device further includes a sound generator disposed on the heat-dissipating member and generating sound by vibrating the display panel and the heat-dissipating member. The display device additionally includes a display circuit board disposed on the heat-dissipating member. The heat-dissipating member includes openings and a first line formed in the openings, and the first line electrically connects the sound generator with the display circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Jung Hun Noh, Yi Joon Ahn
  • Patent number: 11647611
    Abstract: A thermal interface for discrete semiconductor devices (such as IGBT's) having a thermally conductive structure, a PCB populated with discrete electronic components, and each of the discrete semiconductor devices having a housing extending beyond the edge of the PCB and in a direction substantially parallel to a plane of the PCB, and a clamp bar secured to the thermally conductive structure adapted to compressively secure each housing to the thermally conductive structure and adapted to maintain thermal contact between a surface of each housing and the surface of the thermally conductive structure. A thermally conductive and electrically insulative pad is positioned between the semiconductor device housing and the thermally conductive structure. A casing enclosing the interface and PCB includes the thermally conductive structure formed on a backwall of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: DANA TM4 INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Dextraze, Jean-Philippe Desbiens, Maxime Caron, Yannick Philibert
  • Patent number: 11637051
    Abstract: An assembly comprising a substrate, a first integrated device coupled to the substrate, a second integrated device coupled to the substrate, a frame coupled to the substrate such that the frame at least partially surrounds the first integrated device and the second integrated device, and a step heat sink coupled to the frame, such that the step heat sink is located over the first integrated device and the second integrated device. The assembly may further include a shield coupled to the frame such that the shield is located between the frame and the step heat sink. The shield may include a step shield. The assembly may further include a heat pipe coupled to the step heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hung-Wen Lin, Sin-Shong Wang, Jen-Chun Chang, Ajit Kumar Vallabhaneni, Keith Wang
  • Patent number: 11632855
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an arrangement for dissipating heat of an electronic component mounted on a circuit board. The arrangement includes a heat sink for dissipating heat of an electronic component. In order for bottom heat of the electronic component to be dissipated, at least one heat-dissipating heat conducting section is configured on the circuit board, wherein the heat sink is connected in a heat transmitting manner to the heat conducting section of the circuit board. The heat sink by way of a foot section bears directly on the heat conducting section of the circuit board. A recess is configured in the base body of the heat sink, wherein the electronic component lies at least partially in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rene Wichert, Martin Fieseler
  • Patent number: 11631636
    Abstract: The invention relates to a module (1) in which voltages greater than 1,000 V and currents greater than 100 A are applied via supply lines, with an electrically insulating carrier (2), with a connection means (3) which has a material thickness greater than 0.3 mm and is connected to the carrier (2) via a metallization area (4) which is delimited by a first end (23) and a second end (24), with electronic components (19, 20) which are connected to the connection means (3) as required, and with cooling means (14). In order that the power is supplied from the outside via the connection means (3) directly to the module and thus the bonding processes that are customary in the prior art are omitted and parasitic inductances on the power supply are avoided, the invention proposes that the connection means (3) protrudes beyond one end (23, 24) of the metallization area (4) at least at one point, is not fixed to the carrier (2) in this area (9) and has contact means (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CERAMTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Thimm, Harald Kress
  • Patent number: 11610829
    Abstract: A heat-conducting sheet comprising a first heat-conducting layer, a second heat-conducting layer, an interface, a polymer matrix, an anisotropic filler and a non-anisotropic filler, wherein: the first and second heat-conducting layers each comprise the polymer matrix, the anisotropic filler and the non-anisotropic filler, the anisotropic filler oriented in a thickness direction, the first and second heat-conducting layers are laminated via the interface, the interface comprises the polymer matrix and the non-anisotropic filler, a filling ratio of the anisotropic filler in the interface is lower than that in the first and second heat-conducting layers, and a filling ratio of the non-anisotropic filler in the interface is higher than that in the first and second heat-conducting layers; and a method of producing the heat-conducting sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SEKISUI POLYMATECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Koyano
  • Patent number: 11599166
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include a housing, at least one processor within the housing, storage accessible to the at least one processor and within the housing, and plural heat absorbers within the housing that may be spherical. Each heat absorber may include an outer shell and inner material. The outer shell may include a shape-memory material. The inner material may include phase-change material different from the shape-memory material. The melting point of the phase-change material may be lower than the melting point of the shape-memory material. The heat absorbers may be juxtaposed with one or more other components of the device to absorb heat from the one or more other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bouziane Yebka, Joseph Anthony Holung, Tin-Lup Wong, Philip John Jakes
  • Patent number: 11602075
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus for cooling a to-be-cooled device is described. The cooling apparatus includes a cabinet body configured to contain a cooling medium for at least partially immersing the to-be-cooled device, a volumeter for detecting a volume of the cooling medium in the cabinet body, and a storage tank storing the cooling medium. The storage tank and the cabinet body are communicatively connected to each other. Further, when the volumeter detects that the volume of the cooling medium in the cabinet body is lower than a preset volume, the storage tank and the cabinet body come into mutual communication so that the cooling medium in the storage tank is transferred into the cabinet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Yangfan Zhong
  • Patent number: 11601734
    Abstract: In some implementations, a network device includes a housing and a set of switch cards within the housing and including a first set of connectors. A set of line cards within the housing includes a second set of connectors. The set of line cards are oriented orthogonally to the set of switch cards. A first set of power supplies and a second set of power supplies are in the housing. A midplane includes a plurality of circuit board assemblies arranged within the housing between the set of line cards and the first and second sets of power supplies to allow air to flow through the set of line cards to the set of switch cards, first set of power supplies, and second set of power supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Rose, Daniel Kim, Robert Wilcox, Richard Hibbs
  • Patent number: 11588089
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes a core substrate including core material and having opening such that the opening penetrates through the core substrate, thermoelectric elements including P-type and N-type thermoelectric elements such that the thermoelectric elements are accommodated in the opening of the core substrate, a first build-up layer that mounts a heat-absorbing element thereon and includes a first resin insulating layer such that the first resin insulating layer is formed on first surface of the core substrate and covering the opening of the core substrate, and a second build-up layer that mounts a heat-generating element thereon and includes a second resin insulating layer such that the formed on the second resin insulating layer is foamed on second surface of the core substrate on the opposite side and covering the opening of the core substrate and has thickness that is greater than thickness of the first resin insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirotaka Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 11581243
    Abstract: There is described a spray chamber for cooling a computer processor on a circuit board. The spray chamber comprises: a wall assembly for sealable mounting on an exposed cooling surface of the computer processor defining an enclosure having a top opening and a bottom opening which opens on the top surface of the computer processor; and a lid for covering the top opening of the wall assembly in a sealable manner, the lid having a nozzle which sprays coolant that impinges on the exposed cooling surface of the computer processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: HYPERTECHNOLOGIE CIARA INC.
    Inventors: Michael Hinton, Laurent Mydlarski
  • Patent number: 11582866
    Abstract: Systems including power device embedded PCBs coupled to cooling devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed. One system includes a power device embedded PCB stack, a cooling assembly including a cold plate having one or more recesses therein, and a buffer cell disposed within each of the one or more recesses. The cooling assembly is bonded to the PCB stack with a insulation substrate disposed therebetween. The cooling assembly is arranged such that the buffer cell faces the PCB stack and absorbs stress generated at an interface of the PCB stack and the cooling assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Feng Zhou, Hiroshi Ukegawa, Ercan Dede
  • Patent number: 11564337
    Abstract: Thermal structures and, more particularly, improved thermal structures for heat transfer devices and spatial power-combining devices are disclosed. A spatial power-combining device may include a plurality of amplifier assemblies and each amplifier assembly includes a body structure that supports an input antenna structure, an amplifier, and an output antenna structure. One or more heat sinks may be partially or completely embedded within a body structure of such amplifier assemblies to provide effective heat dissipation paths away from amplifiers. Heat sinks may include single-phase or two-phase materials and may include pre-fabricated complex thermal structures. Embedded heat sinks may be provided by progressively forming unitary body structures around heat sinks by additive manufacturing techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Dylan Murdock
  • Patent number: 11545874
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) circumferentially disposed around a motor and a thermal management assembly (TMA) thermally connected to the flexible PCB. One or more switching semiconductor devices are disposed on a first surface of the flexible PCB. The TMA includes a cooling jacket, at least one jacket manifold formed through the cooling jacket and a thermal compensation base layer thermally coupled to the cooling jacket. The cooling jacket is mounted around a circumference of the motor and has a mounting surface concentric with the circumference of the motor. The mounting surface is coupled to the first surface of the flexible PCB. The at least one jacket manifold has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet defining a fluid flow area therebetween. The thermal compensation base layer is thermally coupled to the cooling jacket and the one or more switching semiconductor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Shailesh N. Joshi, Shohei Suenaga
  • Patent number: 11536617
    Abstract: In a sensor arrangement for measurement of the temperature of a disk, it is provided that the sensor arrangement comprises a circuit carrier with a temperature sensor arranged thereon, wherein the circuit carrier and the temperature sensor are arranged in a housing and an electrical connection and a heat-conducting element are guided out from the housing, the heat-conducting element is configured as a rigid pin, the rigid pin has a thermal connection and a mechanical connection to the circuit carrier, the rigid pin is provided and configured to make a thermal contact with the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Thomas Niemann, Olaf Herrmann, Thorsten Eggers
  • Patent number: 11527456
    Abstract: A power module is provided with reduced power and gate loop inductance. The power module may be configured in a multi-layer manner with one or more organic substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Emre Gurpinar, Md Shajjad Chowdhury
  • Patent number: 11523498
    Abstract: A circuit board heat sink structure having a circuit board and comprising a metallic heat sink, wherein the circuit board has a metal substrate, an insulation layer and a conductor layer, and the wherein the circuit board is arranged on the heat sink in such a way that the metal substrate contacts a locating face of the heat sink. At least one heat transition point is formed between the heat sink and the metal substrate, which provides a defined metallic contact between the material of the heat sink and the material of the metal substrate. A method is also provided for forming the circuit board heat sink structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Frank Grueter, Thomas Hofmann, Matthias Mallon, Melanie Loebel
  • Patent number: 11522494
    Abstract: An inverter for a photovoltaic system includes a substantially planar baseplate having a front and a rear, wherein the rear forms an outer rear wall of the inverter, and having at least one platform-like elevation that rises in the direction of the front of the baseplate. The inverter also includes a printed circuit board having one or more heat-generating components mounted thereon, wherein the printed circuit board is installed on the baseplate such that the one or more heat-generating components are arranged on the printed circuit board in the region of the platform-like elevation and are in thermal contact with the platform-like elevation. The inverter further includes a potting compound that fills a space on the front of the baseplate and surrounds at least partially the printed circuit board, and a cover arranged on or in the potting compound that adjoins the baseplate, so that the baseplate and the cover surrounding at least part of the potting compound form a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Stefan Buchhold, Jens Friebe, Michael Kotthaus, Ephraim Moeser, Torsten Soederberg, Thomas Wappler