Patents by Inventor Will J. Tan

Will J. Tan 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).

  • Patent number: 12255123
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices or other devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, multi-stage microjets, microchannels, fins, wells, wells with flow passages, well with stress relief or stress propagation inhibitors, and integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Onnik Yaglioglu, Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan, Jia Li, Uri Frodis, Nina C. Levy, Dennis R. Smalley
  • Publication number: 20230207426
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices or other devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, multi-stage microjets, microchannels, fins, wells, wells with flow passages, well with stress relief or stress propagation inhibitors, and integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Onnik Yaglioglu, Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan, Jia Li, Uri Frodis, Nina C. Levy, Dennis R. Smalley
  • Patent number: 11456235
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Patent number: 10957624
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Publication number: 20200335425
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Patent number: 10665530
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Publication number: 20190229038
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Publication number: 20180337110
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Patent number: 10096537
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide thermal management or cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins. Other embodiments of the invention are directed to heat spreaders (e.g. heat pipes or vapor chambers) that provide enhanced thermal management via enhanced wicking structures and/or vapor creation and flow structures. Other embodiments provide enhanced methods for making such arrays and spreaders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Patent number: 9953899
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan
  • Publication number: 20170092565
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to heat transfer arrays, cold plates including heat transfer arrays along with inlets and outlets, and thermal management systems including cold-plates, pumps and heat exchangers. These devices and systems may be used to provide cooling of semiconductor devices and particularly such devices that produce high heat concentrations. The heat transfer arrays may include microjets, microchannels, fins, and even integrated microjets and fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Microfabrica Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Chen, Will J. Tan