Patents by Inventor Heikichi Kuwabara

Heikichi Kuwabara 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).

  • Patent number: 6414867
    Abstract: A heat sink or cooling case has a cooling channel and at least one opening formed to face part of the channel. A first seal is provided outside the at least one opening. A cooling case has a groove located outside the first seal. Holes are discretely formed in the groove and lead from the groove to an exterior of the cooling case. A second seal is provided outside the groove. A radiating plate constituting a circuit case is mounted on the heat sink by using a clamping device inside or outside the second seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Suzuki, Heikichi Kuwabara, Akio Yasukawa, Mitsuyuki Hombu, Hirohisa Yamamura, Sanshirou Obara, Kaname Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20010014029
    Abstract: A heat sink or cooling case has a cooling channel and at least one opening formed to face part of the channel. A first seal is provided outside the at least one opening. A cooling case has a groove located outside the first seal. Holes are discretely formed in the groove and leads from the groove to an exterior of the cooling case. A second seal is provided outside the groove. A radiating plate constituting a circuit case is mounted on the heat sink by using a clamping device inn or outside the second seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Osamu Suzuki, Heikichi Kuwabara, Akio Yasukawa, Mitsuyuki Hombu, Hirohisa Yamamura, Sanshirou Obara, Kaname Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5180001
    Abstract: A heat transfer member has a heat transfer unit mounted on a mounting sheet. The heat transfer unit comprises a plurality of layers of wire mesh laminated and bonded together and to the mounting sheet. The spaces between the wires of the mesh layers of the heat transfer unit permit liquid to pass through the heat transfer unit so as to conduct heat. A semiconductor element (IC chip) is mounted on the mounting sheet, and to a base. The resulting assembly is immersed in a liquid. Preferably, the planes of the mesh layers are generally perpendicular to the mounting sheet and the semiconductor element and the material of the mounting sheet chosen to have a thermal expansion coefficient between that of the semiconductor element and the heat transfer unit to reduce thermal stresses. The wires of the mesh layers are preferably of copper as this is inexpensive and provides satisfactory heat conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Okada, Motohiro Sato, Toshihiro Yamada, Heikichi Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 4949164
    Abstract: High heat generation member of electronic integrated circuit etc. is boiled and cooled. A refrigerant steam is generated by cooling of the heat generation member and is condensed by a condenser which is provided an upper portion. A refrigerant steam flow path and a condensed refrigerant flow path from the condenser are separated with a partition wall. The condensed liquid sent back to the partition wall is supplied to the heat generation member through the partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Ohashi, Heikichi Kuwabara, Tadakatsu Nakajima, Wataru Nakayama, Motohiro Sato, Kenichi Kasai
  • Patent number: 4823863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal conduction device well suited to cool electronic components such as semiconductor devices, in which a porous layer is provided at the surface part of the contact interface of a heat generating element or a heat sink element, and a liquid such as oil is contained in cavities formed in the porous layer, the heat generating element and the heat sink element being held in close contact by the surface tension of the liquid, whereby heat generated by the heat generating element is transferred to the heat sink element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadakatsu Nakajima, Wataru Nakayama, Shigeo Oohashi, Heikichi Kuwabara, Takahiro Daikoku