Patents by Inventor Patricia B. Weisensee

Patricia B. Weisensee 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).

  • Active thermal management system for electronic devices and method of achieving device-to-device isothermalization
    Patent number: 11297745
    Abstract: An active thermal management system for electronic devices comprises: a heat spreader having an internal channel; a thermally conductive body moveably positioned in the internal channel; and two or more electronic devices in thermal contact with a back surface of the heat spreader and positioned adjacent to the internal channel. A location of the thermally conductive body within the internal channel determines a path for heat flow from the back surface to a front surface of the heat spreader. The location of the thermally conductive body within the internal channel may be selected to minimize a temperature differential (?T) between the electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: William P. King, Nenad Miljkovic, Patricia B Weisensee, Beomjin Kwon, Tianyu Yang
  • ACTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD OF ACHIEVING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE ISOTHERMALIZATION
    Publication number: 20190307025
    Abstract: An active thermal management system for electronic devices comprises: a heat spreader having an internal channel; a thermally conductive body moveably positioned in the internal channel; and two or more electronic devices in thermal contact with a back surface of the heat spreader and positioned adjacent to the internal channel. A location of the thermally conductive body within the internal channel determines a path for heat flow from the back surface to a front surface of the heat spreader. The location of the thermally conductive body within the internal channel may be selected to minimize a temperature differential (?T) between the electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: William P. King, Nenad Miljkovic, Patricia B. Weisensee, Beomjin Kwon, Tianyu Yang