Patents by Inventor Edward Joseph Brod

Edward Joseph Brod 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).

  • Method and apparatus for transferring heat from a PCMCIA card
    Patent number: 5808869
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring heat from a PCMCIA card involves the use of an external heat transfer device for transferring heat from the PCMCIA card located inside a computer to the environment surrounding the computer housing. Heat may be transferred from the interior of the PCMCIA card to temporary heat sinks inside the card. An external heat transfer device may be connectable for heat transfer to the exterior. The heat transfer device may be releasably pluggable onto and unpluggable from the PCMCIA card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Noel Donahoe, Edward Joseph Brod