Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Kirshberg

Jeffrey Kirshberg 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).

  • MEMS microcapillary pumped loop for chip-level temperature control
    Patent number: 6976527
    Abstract: A microcapillary pumped loop (CPL) for chip level temperature control includes two mating substrates which define an evaporator, a condenser, and a reservoir for a liquid. A first substrate includes a vapor line which couples vapor from the evaporator to the condenser, and a liquid line which couples liquid from the condenser back to the evaporator. A wicking structure for the evaporator is formed by etching in the second substrate. The wicking structure couples the evaporator to the reservoir and to the liquid line. The condenser includes a plurality of grooves formed in the second substrate which couples liquid from the condenser to the liquid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kirshberg, Kirk L. Yerkes, Dorian Liepmann
  • Mems microcapillary pumped loop for chip-level temperature control
    Publication number: 20030066625
    Abstract: A microcapillary pumped loop (CPL) for chip level temperature control includes two mating substrates which define an evaporator, a condenser, and a reservoir for a liquid. A first substrate includes a vapor line which couples vapor from the evaporator to the condenser, and a liquid line which couples liquid from the condenser back to the evaporator. A wicking structure for the evaporator is formed by etching in the second substrate. The wicking structure couples the evaporator to the reservoir and to the liquid line. The condenser includes a plurality of grooves formed in the second substrate which couples liquid from the condenser to the liquid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kirshberg, Kirk L. Yerkes, Dorian Liepmann