Patents by Inventor Charles Robert Lamb

Charles Robert Lamb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flexible cold plate having a one-piece coolant conduit and method employing same
    Patent number: 6111749
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling electronic devices is suggested comprising of a thermally conductive, flexible, non-jointed cooling conduit able to house a coolant. The conduit is passed or pulled through apertures provided on two or more cold plates. The conduit and plates are then placed in thermal communication with the electronic device or assembly to be cooled. The flexibility of the conduit allows the conduit with plates to be rearranged as to conform to the contours of the device to be cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Lamb, Kang-Wah Li, Elias Papanicolaou, Charles Chaolee Tai
  • Method for cooling electronic devices using a flexible coolant conduit with slip on cold plates
    Patent number: 6065208
    Abstract: To achieve the above-mentioned objects, and other related ones a method and apparatus for cooling of an electronic assembly is suggested. The electronic assembly is placed in thermal contact with a monolithic, non-jointed flexible coolant conduit housing a coolant. A plurality of cold plates are then slipped over the conduit, through their indentation like opening along a peripheral edge of each plate. The conduit with plates is then bend so as to complement the contour of the assembly to be cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Lamb, Kang-Wah Li, Elias Papanicolaou, Charles Chaolee Tai
  • Apparatus for cooling electronic devices using a flexible coolant conduit
    Patent number: 5920457
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly is placed in thermal contact with a single, continuous and monolithic coolant conduit capable of housing a coolant. A plurality of removable cold plates are coupled to the conduit, through their indentation like openings along a peripheral edge of each plate. The conduit with plates is then bent as to complement the contour of the assembly to be cooled in a three dimensional manner as required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Robert Lamb, Kang-Wah Li, Elias Papanicolaou, Charles Chaolee Tai