Patents by Inventor R. Walton Barker

R. Walton Barker 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).

  • Integrated circuit cooling apparatus
    Patent number: 6543246
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a computer's microprocessor includes a thermal housing having a receiving aperture in alignment with the microprocessor. A thermal head is inserted into and guided by the receiving aperture such that a cooled surface of the thermal head will be in thermal contact with the microprocessor. The thermal head defines a flow channel for passage of a refrigerant fluid so as to cause cooling at the cooled surface. A clamping arrangement is attached to the mounting structure to maintain the thermal head in operative position. The apparatus further includes a refrigeration system in fluid communication with the flow channel of the thermal head to supply refrigerant fluid thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kryotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lewis S. Wayburn, Derek E. Gage, Andrew M. Hayes, R. Walton Barker, David W. Niles
  • Integrated circuit cooling apparatus
    Publication number: 20030019234
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling a computer's microprocessor includes a thermal housing having a receiving aperture in alignment with the microprocessor. A thermal head is inserted into and guided by the receiving aperture such that a cooled surface of the thermal head will begin thermal contact with the microprocessor. The thermal head defines a flow channel for passage of a refrigerant fluid so as to cause cooling at the cooled surface. A clamping arrangement is attached to the mounting structure to maintain the thermal head in operative position. The apparatus further includes a refrigeration system in fluid communication with the flow channel of the thermal head to supply refrigerant fluid thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Lewis S. Wayburn, Derek E. Gage, Andrew M. Hayes, R. Walton Barker, David W. Niles