Patents by Inventor Lawrence Shungwei Mok
Lawrence Shungwei Mok 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).
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Publication number: 20010028951Abstract: A method for fabricating an object to attenuate thermal sensation when handling the object at non-body temperature, and an object fabricated in accord with the method. There is first provided a substrate which has a first surface subject to handling. There is then formed upon the first surface of the substrate a coating. The coating has an optimal density, an optimal thermal conductivity and an optimal thickness such that when the substrate having the coating formed thereupon is equilibrated at a non-body temperature differing from a body temperature and the coating is subsequently contacted with a body at the body temperature during handling, the temperature of the surface of the coating at a contact point of the body with the coating changes precipitously to a temperature near the body temperature and subsequently returns towards the non-body temperature at a rate which permits handling of the coating at the location of the first surface of the substrate by the body with attenuated thermal sensation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Inventors: David Andrew Lewis, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6289213Abstract: The present invention is directed to a computer system that has at least two computers which are connected via cordless telephone. The handset of the cordless telephone is integrated with a portable computer and the base station of the cordless telephone is integrated with a regular desktop or desk-side computer. The hand-held computer includes a microprocessor, a display, storage, a keypad to enter data, a microphone to receive voice data and speak to play voice data, and an antenna to communicate with the base station. The base station includes receiver and transmitter and an antenna, signal controller and the means for acting to a telephone system. The apparatus can be adapted for use with a television and a VCR.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1996Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ephraim Bemis Flint, Paul Francis Greier, Lawrence Shungwei Mok, William Edward Pence
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Publication number: 20010014390Abstract: A method for fabricating an object to attenuate thermal sensation when handling the object at non-body temperature, and an object fabricated in accord with the method. There is first provided a substrate which has a first surface subject to handling. There is then formed upon the first surface of the substrate a coating. The coating has an optimal density, an optimal thermal conductivity and an optimal thickness such that when the substrate having the coating formed thereupon is equilibrated at a non-body temperature differing from a body temperature and the coating is subsequently contacted with a body at the body temperature during handling, the temperature of the surface of the coating at a contact point of the body with the coating changes precipitously to a temperature near the body temperature and subsequently returns towards the non-body temperature at a rate which permits handling of the coating at the location of the first surface of the substrate by the body with attenuated thermal sensation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2001Publication date: August 16, 2001Inventors: David Andrew Lewis, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6208512Abstract: A hermetic pump includes a housing having a bore, an inlet, and an outlet for channeling a fluid therethrough. A shaft is disposed coaxially in the bore, and includes a journal and an impeller spaced apart therefrom. The shaft is hermetically rotated to pump the fluid through the bore from the impeller and around the journal for developing a hydrodynamic journal bearing. In one embodiment, the pump may be used in a closed loop cooling circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael Philip Goldowsky, George Liang-Tai Chiu, Lawrence Shungwei Mok, Arthur W. Ellis
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Patent number: 6181553Abstract: An arrangement and method for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers. More particularly, there is provided to the provision of an arrangement for increasing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers, particularly such as laptop or notebook computers. The computer possesses a keyboard having the rear edge thereof hingedly connected with the bottom of an openable display unit or panel, and containing heat-generating computer electronics, from which heat is removed through a heat pipe terminating in a coupling arrangement possessing elements which connect to and disconnect from each other when, respectively, docking and undocking the portable personal computer in a docking station so as to facilitate the transference of heat from the portable personal computer through the coupling arrangement into the docking station from whence the heat is dissipated to the surroundings through the intermediary of a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1998Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Mario Cipolla, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6144554Abstract: An arrangement and method for increasing the cooling capacity and heat dissipation of laptop computers, wherein the computer possesses a bottom keyboard which is articulated to the lower edge of an openable (LCD) display panel, and wherein at least components of the electronics are housed in the keyboard housing. The keyboard is adapted to be slid outwardly at least partially from the computer keyboard housing in which the keyboard is normally arranged, such that heat can be more readily and directly dispensed to the surroundings. The keyboard is concurrently tilted upwardly at the end distant from a user so as to provide an increased surface area for the enhanced cooling of the electronic components which are normally housed beneath the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1999Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6109039Abstract: An electronic apparatus heat extraction packaging feature wherein in the transfer of locally generated heat at a component of an electronic apparatus, the heat is stored in a buffering reservoir in the apparatus housing with a Peltier effect transfer control device being mounted external to the housing and interfaced with the thermal reservoir at the housing surface. The packaging interface permits the use of larger Peltier effect devices, greater freedom in precooling of the thermal reservoir and lighter weight portable computers where the Peltier effect devices are positioned in a docking station. In a portable computer with a battery power supply, the thermal reservoir can be independent or the battery can be employed in the thermal reservoir functions.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1999Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gareth Geoffrey Hougham, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6097596Abstract: Heat transfer through a heat pipe from a heat source on one side of a hinge to a heat dissipation capability on the other side of the hinge is achieved by providing a rotatable coupler with a thermal transfer body mounted on the side of the hinge away from the heat source and wherein a rotational interface surface area between the thermal transfer body and the heat pipe is larger than the outside of the heat pipe.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Mario Cipolla, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6078499Abstract: An improved primary to secondary heat pipe thermal transfer connector for a hinged electronic apparatus package is achieved through the use of a thermal transfer block with a sleeve positioned on the hinge centerline of a hinged apparatus package and in a groove in the thermal transfer block. The primary heat pipe end is fused into the thermal transfer block and all secondary heat pipe ends are fused into the sleeve. The contact interface between the thermal transfer block and the sleeve is spring loaded.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1998Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6055153Abstract: An arrangement and method for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers. The power dissipation of portable personal computers, especially such as laptop computers or the like, is enhanced through the utilization of a split swivable keyboard adapted to provide for an increased cooling surface area for electronic components generating heat during use of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1997Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: George Liang-Tai Chiu, Thomas Mario Cipolla, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 6031716Abstract: An arrangement and method for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers. More particularly, the arrangement is employed for increasing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers, particularly such as laptop or notebook computers, wherein the computer possesses a keyboard housing having the rear edge thereof hingedly connected with the bottom of an openable display unit or panel, and containing heat-generating computer electronics, from which heat is removed through the intermediary of heat pipes which are hingedly connected with at least one heat dissipator located in the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1998Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Mario Cipolla, Joseph Anthony Holung, Vinod Kamath, Mohanlal Savji Mansuria, Lawrence Shungwei Mok, Tin-Lup Wong
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Patent number: 6029199Abstract: The present invention is directed to a computing system which contains a plurality of subunits. Each subunit contains a computing subcomponent and a subunit supervisor subcomponent. The subunit supervisor component monitors functions of the subunit and output signals corresponding to the monitored functions. The plurality of subunits are contained within a housing. The housing contains a housing supervisor subunit which receives the output signals of each of the plurality of subunits. The supervisor subunit outputs the accumulated signals to an input/output device for monitoring the plurality of subunits and for sending commands to each subunit.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1996Date of Patent: February 22, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark John Allen, Richard Ian Kaufman, Jeffrey Joseph Kleikamp, Lawrence Shungwei Mok, Ismail Cevdet Noyan, Roger Alan Pollak, Ricky Allen Rand, Arthur Robert Williams
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Patent number: 6019530Abstract: The invention is directed to a keyboard where the keys are raised up from a retracted position upon the initialization of usage of the keyboard. An embedded airbag mechanism is self-inflatable to raise keys to the normal operating heights. The keys will be retracted when the airbag is deflated. The rising and retracting of the keys can also be controlled by hinge-like structure. The close and open of the cover of a laptop computer will activate the mechanism to raise and retract the keys on the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1998Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Alphonso Philip Lanzetta, David Andrew Lewis, Lawrence Shungwei Mok, Stanley Joseph Whitehair
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Patent number: 6009247Abstract: A portable or notebook type computer communication interface that permits portable computers to be reliably used in a data processing network. The interface involves communication circuitry, special device inputs and power monitoring and charging. A flexible portable computer wireless time and frequency division network is formed using a time and frequency division multiplexed communication channel assignment feature that together with a wireless link establishes a unique direct communication channel between data processing devices on different levels with data packet type transmission security. The principle permits each portable computer in the network to communicate with any other and any and all can transmit and receive at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1996Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Frank J. Canora, Michael Frank Cina, Brian Paul Gaucher, Paul Francis Greier, Richard Ian Kaufman, Alphonso Philip Lanzetta, Lawrence Shungwei Mok, Robert Stephen Olyha, Saila Ponnapalli, John LeRoy Staples
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Patent number: 6008986Abstract: An arrangement and method for increasing the cooling capacity and heat dissipation of laptop computers, wherein the computer possesses a bottom keyboard which is articulated to the lower edge of an openable (LCD) display panel, and wherein at least components of the electronics are housed in the keyboard housing. The keyboard is adapted to be slid outwardly at least partially from the computer keyboard housing in which the keyboard is normally arranged, such that heat can be more readily and directly dispensed to the surroundings. The keyboard is concurrently tilted upwardly at the end distant from a user so as to provide an increased surface area for the enhanced cooling of the electronic components which are normally housed beneath the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1997Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 5987890Abstract: Heat transfer out of a housing for a locallized source of heat such as that produced by a semiconductor chip of electronic apparatus is provided by a low thermal impedance heat transfer member such as a heat pipe, a thermal reservoir or heat transfer buffering member and a Peltier effect device interfaced with the thermal reservoir and the ambient surrounding the housing so as to provide a refrigeration function for the thermal reservoir. A high heat capacity or high latent heat of phase transition material can be used for the thermal reservoir. In a portable computer with a battery power supply, the thermal reservoir can be independent or the battery can be employed in the thermal reservoir functions.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1998Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CompanyInventors: George Liang-Tai Chiu, Gareth Geoffrey Hougham, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 5978215Abstract: An arrangement and method for increasing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers, particularly such as laptop or notebook computers, wherein the computer possesses a keyboard having the rear edge thereof hingedly connected with the bottom of an openable display unit or panel, and wherein at least portions of the computer electronics are housed in outwardly swivable or slidable compartment structure located above the keyboard so as to provide increased surface areas for dissipation of heat.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: George Liang-Tai Chiu, Thomas Mario Cipolla, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 5910883Abstract: An arrangement and method for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers. The power dissipation of portable personal computers (PCs) is increased by conducting heat through a heat pipe arranged in a hinge structure interconnecting a display panel with a bottom keyboard housing, and conducting the heat into an area at the rear of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1997Date of Patent: June 8, 1999Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas Mario Cipolla, Paul William Coteus, Lawrence Shungwei Mok
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Patent number: 5794687Abstract: An integrated air mover/heatsink for cooling semiconductor chip packages supports disks to rotate within the heat sink parallel to a heat receiving surface so that the heat sink acts as an enclosing housing for the disks. The heat sink preferably defines enclosing aperatures for respective disks which are closely spaced and coextensive heat with transfer surfaces over which air is forced by rotation of the disks. By so arranging the disks and enclosing aperature walls parallel to the heat receiving surface, a forced intimate flow of air over heat sink surfaces is achieved in a low profile configuration. Alternative implementations provide cooling for multiple chips and various arrangements for intake and exhaust of cooling air.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1997Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: International Business Machine Corp.Inventors: Leo H. Webster, Jr., Lawrence Shungwei Mok, Vinod Kamath, Mohanlal S. Mansuria
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Patent number: 5796581Abstract: An arrangement and method for enhancing the cooling capacity of portable personal computers. More particularly, disclosed is an arrangement and method for increasing the cooling capacity of laptop computers through the utilization of a double-shelled rotational heat conduction apparatus which dissipates heat to the rear side of a liquid-crystal display of the laptop computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1997Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Lawrence Shungwei Mok