Patents by Inventor Richard Washburn Clay

Richard Washburn Clay 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).

  • Passive cooling system integrated into a printed circuit board for cooling electronic components
    Patent number: 9538633
    Abstract: A passive cooling system is provided for dissipating heat from an electronic component. The system includes a printed circuit board including a first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer, an electronic component coupled to the printed circuit board via a plurality of electrical contacts, and a cooling component thermally coupled to the electronic component through the first conductive layer by a micro via thermal array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Washburn Clay
  • PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20140168903
    Abstract: A passive cooling system is provided for dissipating heat from an electronic component. The system includes a printed circuit board including a first dielectric layer and a first conductive layer, an electronic component coupled to the printed circuit board via a plurality of electrical contacts, and a cooling component thermally coupled to the electronic component through the first conductive layer by a micro via thermal array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Washburn Clay