Patents by Inventor John N. Otey

John N. Otey 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).

  • PC card with thermal management
    Patent number: 6011690
    Abstract: A PC card comprising a housing including top and bottom cover panels encloses at least one heat-generating circuit component, typically an IC device or package. A heat spreading element, which may be in the form of a copper sheet, is disposed in conduction heat transfer relationship with the at least one circuit component and at least one of the housing covers, the heat spreading element being adapted to receive heat from the at least one circuit component, to spread the heat uniformly and to transfer it to the at least one housing cover panel. From there, the heat is dissipated into the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Xircom, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Hughes, John N. Otey, Son Nam Doan