Patents by Inventor Yeh Lan-Kai

Yeh Lan-Kai 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: 6901994
    Abstract: A flat heat pipe has a vacuum chamber, an evaporator connected to a heating element, and a condenser connected to a cooling device. The vacuum chamber is provided in an interior with a wick structure and a working fluid by which an evaporation-condensation cyclic process is effected. The vacuum chamber is further provided in the interior with a plurality of heat conduction pillars, which are confined to the area of the evaporator and are connected with an upper wall and a lower wall of the interior of the chamber. The heat conduction pillars serve to enhance the heat conduction to the condenser from the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Shyu Jin-Cherng, Lin Che-Wei, Yeh Lan-Kai, Tsai Ming-Jye, Chen Shao-Wen, Chung Cheng-Tai