Patents by Inventor Huihe Qiu

Huihe Qiu 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).

  • Phase-change chamber with patterned regions of high and low affinity to a phase-change medium for electronic device cooling
    Patent number: 9685393
    Abstract: A phase-change chamber, a method for fabricating a phase-change chamber and a heat dissipation apparatus for electronic device cooling are disclosed. The phase-change chamber includes: a phase-change medium capable of transitioning between a plurality of phases; a first surface for transitioning a portion of the phase-change medium from a first phase into a second phase; a second surface for transitioning a portion of the phase-change medium from the second phase into the first phase; and at least one supporting member along the circumference of the first surface and the second surface for separating and enclosing the first surface and the second surface. The first surface is patterned on a first plate and includes regions of high and low affinity to the phase-change medium. The second surface is received on a second plate and comprises low affinity to the phase-change medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Huihe Qiu, Zhen Sun, Xiaodan Chen, Bin Wang
  • PHASE-CHANGE CHAMBER WITH PATTERNED REGIONS OF HIGH AND LOW AFFINITY TO A PHASE-CHANGE MEDIUM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOLING
    Publication number: 20140247557
    Abstract: A phase-change chamber, a method for fabricating a phase-change chamber and a heat dissipation apparatus for electronic device cooling are disclosed. The phase-change chamber includes: a phase-change medium capable of transitioning between a plurality of phases; a first surface for transitioning a portion of the phase-change medium from a first phase into a second phase; a second surface for transitioning a portion of the phase-change medium from the second phase into the first phase; and at least one supporting member along the circumference of the first surface and the second surface for separating and enclosing the first surface and the second surface. The first surface is patterned on a first plate and includes regions of high and low affinity to the phase-change medium. The second surface is received on a second plate and comprises low affinity to the phase-change medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Huihe Qiu, Zhen Sun, Xiaodan Chen, Bin Wang