Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Hizer

Christopher A. Hizer 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).

  • ELECTRICAL ISOLATION OF AN ION WIND FAN IN ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20120057356
    Abstract: Ion wind fans can charge up or spark to the walls of an enclosure. In one embodiment, a heat source can be thermally managed using an ion wind fan by coupling the heat source to a heat spreader that also functions as a wall of an enclosure that contains the ion wind fan. A portion of the heat spreader is then electrically isolated from the ion wind fan, the portion being less than a minimum predetermined distance from the one or more emitter electrodes of the ion wind fan, to avid sparking between the emitters and the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Ventiva, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Hizer, Rolan Sumook, Wei-min Jeff Wang