Patents by Inventor Stephen Prete

Stephen Prete 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).

  • Publication number: 20060044763
    Abstract: A thermal management system for an IC device mounted on a circuit board is provided. The system includes a socket housing and an array of power contacts disposed within the housing. The power contacts deliver power to an underside of the IC device and generate heat at the underside of the IC device. A heat conducting interface conveys heat from the underside of the IC device to a heat sink positioned above the IC device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Craig Hornung, Ralph Spayd, Stephen Prete, Chong Wang