Patents by Inventor Niel C. Delaplane

Niel C. Delaplane 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).

  • Thermal interface thickness control for a microprocessor
    Patent number: 6043560
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the thickness of a thermal interface between a processor die and a thermal plate in a microprocessor assembly are provided. The apparatus includes a generally rectangular shaped thermal top cover having a recessed portion of predetermined depth and aperture therein. The thermal top cover fits over the processor die. A thermal interface layer fills the recessed portion of the thermal top cover covering the processor die. The depth of the recessed portion is greater than the thickness of the processor die so that the thickness of the thermal interface layer is controlled. A thermal plate is placed over the thermal top cover in contact with the thermal grease so as to form a thermal path from the processor die to the thermal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. Haley, Niel C. Delaplane, Ravindranath V. Mahajan, Robert Starkston, Charles A. Gealer, Joseph C. Krauskopf