Patents Examined by Michael Matey
  • Patent number: 11762208
    Abstract: Systems for cooling a virtual reality (VR) headset, including a viewing module that includes a VR display; and a cooling module that includes: a Peltier element having a cold side and a hot side; a blower mounted on the cold side of the Peltier element and configured to draw air across the cold side of the Peltier element and into a first duct; and a fan mounted on the hot side of the Peltier element and configured to draw air from a second duct, where a portion of the first duct and a portion of the second duct are positioned within the viewing module, and where each of the portions includes multiple openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC.
    Inventors: Israel Silva Dias, Gary D. Cudak
  • Patent number: 11765863
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Ananth Saran Yalamarthy, Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy, Vikram Mukundan
  • Patent number: 11765848
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a host electronic device configured for establishing a thermal contact between a heat generating component of a removable electronic device, and a cooling component of the host electronic device, when the removable electronic device is detachably connected to the host electronic device. The host electronic device includes a support structure, the cooling component, a driver, and an actuator. The cooling component is movably connected to the support structure. The driver is also movably connected to the support structure. The actuator is movably connected to the support structure and the driver. The actuator, upon contact by the removable device, causes a movement of the cooling component via the driver for establishing the thermal contact between the cooling component and the heat generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Michael Scott
  • Patent number: 11758697
    Abstract: A low inductance power module with low power loop inductance and high-power density is provided. The power module may include a vertical power loop structure, a cooling layer, and a thermal dissipation structure. The vertical power loop structure may utilize a substrate bottom conduction layer for electrical conduction. The thermal dissipation structure may be disposed between the substrate bottom conduction layer and the cooling layer. The vertical power loop structure may include integrated decoupling capacitors. Alternatively, the structure may include no integrated decoupling capacitors. The vertical power loop structure may include one or more half-bridge structures connected in parallel, each with its own integrated decoupling capacitors. The vertical power loop structure reduces power loop inductance in the power module, and the thermal dissipation structure provides electrical insulation, mechanical support, and thermal conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Xintong Lyu, Jin Wang
  • Patent number: 11758682
    Abstract: Distributed infrastructure and mobile architecture for edge computing are disclosed. For one example, an edge computing container includes a plurality of modules. Each module has plug and play connectivity, and the modules are assembled to provide information technology (IT) space to house IT devices, cooling system, energy source and storage, and power system. The modules can be pre-fabricated and assembled as a single container unit. A source distribution unit (SDU) can assembled on an IT rack and connected to the modules. The single container unit can be loaded in a vehicle or transportation system for transportation in the process of deployment. The modules in the single container unit can also be operational during transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11758686
    Abstract: An information handling system may include an information handling resource and an air mover configured to drive a flow of air. The air mover may have one or more air mover components for driving the flow of air and a coil configured to heat the one or more air mover components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Tunks, Owen Kidd, Walt Carver
  • Patent number: 11744045
    Abstract: An electronic device that includes a first device portion, a second device portion coupled to the first device portion; and a thermally conductive connector coupled to the first device portion and the second device portion, wherein the thermally conductive connector includes a graphite sheet. The first device portion includes a region that includes a component configured to generate heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hung-Wen Lin, Sin-Shong Wang, Jen-Chun Chang, Qiang Du, Jorge Luis Rosales, Ajit Kumar Vallabhaneni
  • Patent number: 11744046
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a housing, a first substrate disposed in the housing and on which one or more first electronic components are mounted, a plurality of heat radiating plates arranged in the housing above the first substrate along a thickness direction of the first substrate, and one or more connectors that connect the first substrate and the plurality of heat radiating plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11732727
    Abstract: Volumetric resistance blowers are disclosed herein. An example volumetric resistance blower includes a housing, a motor, and a rotor disposed within the housing and rotated by the motor. The rotor is constructed of metal foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David Kennedy, Ruander Cardenas, Mark MacDonald, James Raupp
  • Patent number: 11723169
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a cylindrical housing, a first functional member, a second functional member, and a heat dissipation assembly. The cylindrical housing includes an air inlet structure and an air outlet structure. The first functional member and the second functional member are arranged in the cylindrical housing. The first functional member and the second functional member are alternately arranged. The heat dissipation assembly is arranged in the cylindrical housing. The first functional member and the second functional member are thermally connected to two heat transfer contact surfaces of the heat dissipation assembly, respectively. The heat dissipation assembly is configured to perform heat dissipation processing on the first functional member and the second functional member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Cuicui Wang, Ying Sun
  • Patent number: 11716806
    Abstract: In aspects of processor heat dissipation in a stacked PCB configuration, a computing device includes a processor for executable instructions processing during which the processor generates heat. The computing device also includes a main printed circuit board (PCB) in a stacked PCB configuration, and the processor is affixed to the main printed circuit board. The stacked PCB configuration forms an enclosed cavity through which heat dissipation is restricted. The computing device includes a heat spreader having a first end connected to the processor via the main printed circuit board by a conductive material, and a second end connected to a heat sink located external to the stacked PCB configuration. The heat spreader exits the enclosed cavity via an opening in the enclosed cavity between the stacked PCB configuration, and the heat spreader transfers the heat away from the processor to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Alberto R Cavallaro, Maninder S Sehmbey
  • Patent number: 11703923
    Abstract: A wearable display device is disclosed and includes a main body and a driving module. The main body includes a frame, two temple arms and at least one monitor. The two temple arms are respectively connected with two ends of the frame, and the monitor is disposed on the frame. The driving module is disposed within the frame and includes a microprocessor, an optical display module and a heat dissipation component. The optical display module is electrically coupled with the microprocessor and configured for displaying an optical image on the at least one monitor. The heat dissipation component includes a heat dissipation base and two heat pipes. The two heat pipes are disposed on the heat dissipation base adjacent to the microprocessor. When the heat generated by the microprocessor is conducted to the heat dissipation base, the two heat pipes perform heat exchange with the heat dissipation base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MICRO JET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao-Jan Mou, Ta-Wei Hsueh, Yu-Tzu Chen, Shou-Cheng Cheng, Chi-Feng Huang, Yung-Lung Han, Tsung-I Lin, Wei-Ming Lee, Chin-Wen Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11706900
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a plurality of computing devices, and at least one environmental management unit external to the plurality of the computing devices and configured to manage an internal environment of the information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Michael Tunks, Ayedin Nikazm, Joseph Andrew Vivio
  • Patent number: 11698536
    Abstract: A headset includes a thermal frame disposed within a housing. A printed circuit board is thermally coupled to the thermal frame. Heat generated by one or more electrical components on the PCB is transmitted to the thermal frame, which distributes the heat uniformly throughout the headset. The thermal frame provides a substantially rigid structural support to which components are coupled and is configured to transfer thermal energy away from the one or more electrical components of the headset and toward an environment located outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Pope, Cameron Peter Jue, Balaji Chelladurai
  • Patent number: 11700707
    Abstract: A memory device includes a device housing, a memory module, and a cooling unit. The memory module is disposed in the device housing, wherein the memory module generates heat, and the heat is transmitted to the device housing. The cooling unit is thermally connected to the device housing to dissipate some of the heat. The cooling unit includes a unit housing and a working fluid. An interior space is formed in the unit housing. The working fluid is disposed in the interior space, wherein some of the heat travels from the device housing, passes through the unit housing, and is transmitted to the working fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SHANNON SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Jiangshan Li
  • Patent number: 11693456
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to vapour chambers. Examples of the disclosure can provide an apparatus comprising: at least a first vapour chamber portion and a second vapour chamber portion wherein the vapour chamber portions comprise walls housing an internal volume where the internal volume is configured to enable vapour flow; at least one hinge formed from walls of the first vapour chamber portion and walls of the second vapour chamber portion and configured to enable the first vapour chamber portion to be moved relative to the second vapour chamber portion; and wherein the hinge is thermally conductive and configured to enable heat to be transferred from the first vapour chamber portion to the second vapour chamber portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Nick Jeffers, Diarmuid O'Connell, Ian Davis, Akshat Agarwal, Oliver Burns
  • Patent number: 11690198
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a baffle structure. The first body includes a first edge. The second body includes a second edge. The first edge is pivotally connected to the second edge, and an air outlet is provided on the second edge. An air duct is formed between the first edge and the second edge. The baffle structure is disposed in the air duct and located at a position corresponding to the air outlet. The baffle structure selectively closes the air duct according to a temperature of the air outlet, to avoid a rising temperature inside the electronic device due to hot air backflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Chi Lai, Ing-Jer Chiou, Sung-Chuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11687133
    Abstract: A computing device comprises: a heat sink that has a plurality of cooling fins and a vapor chamber; one or more heat-generating electronic devices that are thermally coupled to the vapor chamber; and at least one cooling fan configured to direct cooling air across the plurality of cooling fins, wherein a first fin included in the plurality of cooling fins and a second fin included in the plurality of cooling fins form a first air passage that has a first air inlet opening and a first air outlet opening, and wherein the first fin is adjacent to the second fin, and a first distance between the first fin and the second fin proximate to the first air inlet opening is less than a second distance between the first fin and the second fin proximate to the first air outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Amit Kulkarni, Gabriele Gorla, Andrew Bell, Boris Landwehr
  • Patent number: 11690190
    Abstract: A component carrier includes a baseboard, two sidewalls, and an ejector. The two sidewalls extend from opposite sides of the baseboard. The ejector includes a side plate, a handle, and a tab. The side plate is positioned in proximity to a first sidewall of the two sidewalls of the component carrier. The handle extends from a first end of the side plate in a first direction that is generally perpendicular to the side plate. The tab is positioned in proximity to the baseboard, and extends from a second opposing end of the side plate in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the side plate and opposite to the first direction, the tab coupled to a first connector extending from the baseboard. The baseboard includes a first opening such that a portion of the tab of the ejector is configured to directly contact the electronic component therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chun Chang, Wei-Pin Chen, Kai-Yuan Chuang, Jyue Hou
  • Patent number: 11675397
    Abstract: An information handling system includes multiple hard disk drives, a central processing unit (CPU) and memory complex, a graphics processing unit (GPU) and input/output (I/O) complex, multiple cooling fans, and first and second airflow vanes. The cooling fans pull in airflow through the hard disk drives and push the airflow through both the CPU and memory complex and the GPU and I/O complex. The first and second airflow vanes are located between the hard disk drives and the cooling fans. The first and second vanes are in a first configuration when the information handling system is in a CPU and memory centric configuration, and in a second configuration when the information handling system is in a GPU and I/O centric configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Eiland, Chris E. Peterson, Paul Waters, Eduardo Escamilla, Juan Torres-Gonzalez