With Heat Sink Patents (Class 174/16.3)
  • Patent number: 11950354
    Abstract: This application relates to a layout of components within an electronic device. The electronic device includes a circuit board and one or more thermal components located on or proximate to each surface of the circuit board. As a result, thermal energy generated by components of the circuit board are drawn away from the circuit board in a more efficient manner. Additionally, the electronic device may include one or more air movers designed to draw ambient air into the electronic device in a manner that causes the ambient air to cool components upstream from the air movers. Further, the electronic device includes a fin stack that is thermally coupled to the aforementioned thermal components, and further receives air driven in by the air mover(s). Also, the electronic device is designed to receive the ambient air through openings that define a 360-degree air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher P. Laurent, Brett W. Degner, Jay S. Nigen, Eric R. Prather, David H. Narajowski
  • Patent number: 11943905
    Abstract: An EMI attenuation device includes a housing stator, a fan rotor, and an electrical bridge therebetween. The housing stator has an aperture therethrough, and at least a portion of the housing stator is electrically conductive. The fan rotor is adjacent to the aperture and has a rotational axis relative to the housing stator and a proximate surface proximate the housing stator. The fan rotor is electrically conductive, and the proximate surface is continuous around a rotational direction of the fan rotor. The electrical bridge is between the proximate surface of the fan rotor and a contact surface of the housing stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason A. Harrigan, David Bennett Johnson
  • Patent number: 11930622
    Abstract: An information handling system with a cooling system may include a processor; a memory; a power management unit (PMU); a cooling system including: a fan; and a cooling system heat pipe; a detachable thermal module including: a first heat conductive element to be operatively coupled to a heat producing components such as a processor, a radio module, or other component; a second heat conductive element to be operatively coupled to the cooling system heat pipe of the cooling system; and a detachable thermal module heat pipe formed between the first heat conductive element and the second heat conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products LP
    Inventors: Qinghong He, Travis C. North
  • Patent number: 11924274
    Abstract: The application relates to modular electronic apparatus (1) for distribution of RF communication signals. The apparatus comprises a chassis (2) arranged to removably receive plural modules (3), at least some of which are arranged to receive and process RF communication signals. A communication path (17) is provided for modules to communicate with each other and/or with the chassis. Plural modules received in the chassis. When a module is received in the chassis, it is arranged to broadcast a message over the communication path indicating its presence in the chassis and its type. At least one other module is arranged to adapt its behaviour in response to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ETL Systems Limited
    Inventors: Esen Bayar, Sebastien Francis Butstraen, Simon Richard Swift
  • Patent number: 11917795
    Abstract: A heat sink structure includes a base seat and at least one heat dissipation unit. The base seat has a first face and a second face. At least one extension column extends from the second face of the base seat. The heat dissipation unit is disposed above the base seat and spaced from the base seat by a gap. The extension column serves to restrict or secure the heat dissipation unit in horizontal and vertical directions. The heat dissipation unit with different structures provides multiple heat dissipation features to enhance the entire heat dissipation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan-Yi Lin, Fu-Kuei Chang
  • Patent number: 11917790
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of improving the thermal performance of processor-based devices. Such thermal performance improvement may include limiting the degree of tilt experienced by a semiconductor device as a thermal solution coupled to the semiconductor device is tightened to the substrate. Such thermal performance improvements may include increasing the available heat transfer area associated with a particular heat producing semiconductor device. Such thermal performance improvements may include thermally coupling one or more cool blocks thermally coupled to one or more remote heat-producing devices to a central cool block that may be cooled using a cooling medium or coupled to a central heat-producing semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Prabhakar Subrahmanyam, Casey Winkel, Yingqiong Bu, Ming Zhang, Yuehong Fan, Yi Xia, Ying-Feng Pang
  • Patent number: 11915995
    Abstract: A power converter includes a housing including a convex radiator that radiates heat from a heater element and protrudes toward a board, in which the board and the heater element are arranged, and an urging member that is arranged between the board and a bottom surface of the housing and urges the heater element toward a first side surface of the convex radiator of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shun Fukuchi
  • Patent number: 11906250
    Abstract: Systems and methods of manufacture of radiator fins. In one embodiment, a radiator fin made of carbon fiber is provided. In one aspect, the radiator fin is made of carbon fibers forming an interlaced pattern. In another aspect, the interlaced carbon fiber radiator fin is attached directly to a heat pipe, the heat pipe connected to a heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation
    Inventors: Sandra Pitzak, Vanessa Jane Clark
  • Patent number: 11910569
    Abstract: A heat sink is provided. The heat sink includes a cylindrical body and a plurality of fins. The fins are connected to and protruding from the cylindrical body. At least a part of the plurality of fins each include a first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion, a distal edge of the first protrusion portion is located farther away from a central axis of the cylindrical body than a distal edge of the second protrusion portion. In addition, the disclosure also provides a heat dissipation device having the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yan-Sian Jheng
  • Patent number: 11898808
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing and a support component joined to the housing. The support component can include a thermal conduction layer defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The support component can also include a first support layer overlying the first surface and a second support layer overlying the second surface. A ratio of the thickness of the thermal conduction layer to the combined thickness of the first support layer and the second support layer can be at least 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Robert F. Meyer, William A. Counts, Michael D. Quinones, Jason P. Shannon, David A. Pakula
  • Patent number: 11901261
    Abstract: A reusable holding component is provided. The reusable holding component may comprise a frame with a fastener receiving opening extending from a first surface of the frame to a second surface of the frame, and at least two pins disposed on and extending away from the second surface of the frame, wherein each of the at least two pins includes a head portion, at least one elongated segment connected to a portion of the head portion, and a hook disposed on the at least one elongated segment. A heat transfer device and an electronic device with a heatsink are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11903157
    Abstract: A reusable holding component is provided. The reusable holding component may comprise a frame with a fastener receiving opening extending from a first surface of the frame to a second surface of the frame, and at least one pin disposed on and extending away from the second surface of the frame, wherein the at least one pin includes at least two elongated segments with hooks disposed on a head portion of each of the at least two elongated segments. A heat transfer device and an electronic device with a heatsink are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 11895802
    Abstract: A computational heat dissipation structure includes a circuit board including a plurality of heating components; and a radiator provided corresponding to the circuit board; wherein a space between the adjacent heating components is negatively correlated with heat dissipation efficiency of a region where the adjacent heating components are located. Since the space between the adjacent heating components of the disclosure is negatively correlated with the heat dissipation efficiency of the region where the adjacent heating components are located, i.e., the higher the heat dissipation efficiency of the region where the adjacent heating components are located is, the smaller the space between the adjacent heating components in the region will be, the heat dissipation efficiencies corresponding to the heating components are balanced, and load of a fan is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Canaan Creative Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ning Zhang, Nangeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11887911
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device includes a housing, an interface substrate attached to the housing, an insulating substrate in the housing, a first flexible substrate connecting the insulating substrate and the interface substrate, a first integrated circuit on a first surface of the insulating substrate, and a first heat conductor arranged on a second surface of the insulating substrate that is opposite to the first surface, and contacting a first inner surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Daigo Suzuki, Kosuke Awaga
  • Patent number: 11889659
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid-cooled case which can disperse a cooling liquid by means of a jet cooling technique in an immersed system to dissipate heat uniformly and improve the heat dissipating efficiency. The liquid-cooled case includes cover plates; main boards; a liquid inlet unit, wherein the liquid inlet unit includes a liquid inlet tube and a liquid inlet, the liquid inlet is formed in the case, and one end of the liquid inlet tube is imported into the case through the liquid inlet; and a liquid outlet unit, wherein the liquid outlet unit includes a liquid outlet tube and a liquid outlet, the liquid outlet is formed in the case, and one end of the liquid outlet tube is exported out of the case through the liquid outlet. The liquid-cooled case further includes flow guide blocks which are arranged on the cover plates or the main boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: China Jiliang University
    Inventors: Lijuan Qian, Zhitao Jiang, Chenlin Zhu, Fang Zhou, Zheng Wang
  • Patent number: 11856718
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) arranged vertically above the housing. The housing includes: at least one protrusion attached to sidewalls and arranged on an outside of the housing at a lower end with at least one first through hole provided in the protrusion; holding devices each arranged inside a first through hole and/or between the PCB and the first through hole; and fastening elements configured to attach the housing to a heat sink or base plate. Each holding device is configured to clamp a corresponding fastening element such that the fastening elements are secured in defined positions, and to align each fastening element with a different first through hole. The PCB includes second through holes each arranged vertically above and aligned with a different fastening element. A diameter of each second through hole is less than the largest diameter of the respective fastening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Alexander Herbrandt, Philipp Bräutigam, Andre Arens, Marco Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11849536
    Abstract: A gantry for thermal management is disclosed, including: a heat generating component that includes a top surface and a bottom surface; a heat sink; a thermally conductive and electrically insulating material that is in direct contact with the heat sink; and a gantry extending above the heat generating component, wherein the gantry pushes a pin against the top surface of the heat generating component such that the bottom surface of the heat generating component is pushed against the thermally conductive and electrically insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Ingalz, Christopher McCarthy, Aaron Nealy, Wendy Trattner, Peter H. J. How
  • Patent number: 11844195
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a heatsink interface component, a printed circuit board assembly, and an upstream heatsink. The heatsink interface component aligns the upstream heatsink on the printed circuit board assembly. The heatsink interface component includes first, second, third, and fourth sides. The heatsink interface component also includes multiple posts. Each of a first set of the posts is located on a top surface of the second side, and each of a second set of the posts is located on a top surface of the fourth side. The heatsink interface component also includes recesses located within the second and fourth sides. Each of a first set of the recesses extends from a bottom surface to the top surface of the second side, and each of a second set of the recesses extends from a bottom surface to the top surface of the fourth side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Tung-Yu Chien
  • Patent number: 11839054
    Abstract: A multi-board system for an electronic device that includes an heat spreader between at least two boards. In examples, the multi-board system may include a stack-PCB architecture on one side of the heat spreader and one or more boards on an opposite side of the heat spreader from the stack-PCB. The heat spreader may comprise a vapor chamber and/or include a graphite layer or core to transfer heat along a length of the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Toleno, Michael Nikkhoo, Patrick Codd
  • Patent number: 11829306
    Abstract: An example storage unit for a Universal Serial Bus drive can include: a casing integrated with a Universal Serial Bus data interface; a memory chip; a connector that couples the memory chip to the casing; and opposing tines extending from the connector, the opposing tines being flexible to allow the storage unit to be inserted and retained in an outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rimage Corporation
    Inventors: Darren Allen Groth, Phillip Charles Salisbury, Andrew James Nelson
  • Patent number: 11831094
    Abstract: A connector assembly for mounting a chip module to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes: a seating mechanism including a socket connector, a metallic seat frame, and a metallic load plate; a back plate; and plural fasteners extending through the seating mechanism, the PCB, and the back plate to fasten the seating mechanism and the back plate on two opposite sides of the PCB, wherein the back plate has a curved inner region and a flat outer region and the fasteners extend through the flat outer region of the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Yong Cheng, Chih-Kai Yang
  • Patent number: 11818832
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include assemblies. In an embodiment, an assembly comprises a socket and a bolster plate on a board, where the bolster plate has load studs and an opening that surrounds the socket; a shim having first and second ends; and a carrier on the bolster plate, where the carrier has an opening and cutouts. The shim may have an opening through the first end as the second end is affixed to the carrier. The opening of the shim entirely over one cutout from a corner region of the carrier. In an embodiment, the assembly comprises an electronic package in the opening of the carrier, where the electronic package is affixed to the carrier, and a heatsink over the electronic package and carrier, where the first end is directly coupled to a surface of the heatsink and a surface of one load stud of the bolster plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Feroz Mohammad, Ralph V. Miele, Thomas Boyd, Steven A. Klein, Gregorio R. Murtagian, Eric W. Buddrius, Daniel Neumann, Rolf Laido
  • Patent number: 11810836
    Abstract: A processing unit disposed within a compute unit, where the compute unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes an integrated circuit; a first thermal management device, that includes a first vapor chamber thermally conductively coupled to a first side of the integrated circuit; and a first heatsink thermally conductively coupled to the first vapor chamber; and a second thermal management device, that includes a second vapor chamber; and a second heatsink thermally conductively coupled to the second vapor chamber, where the second thermal management device is thermally conductively coupled to the first thermal management device; where the PCB is interposed between the first thermal management device and the second thermal management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Tiffany Doria, Robert Morris Wilcox, Richard Neville Hibbs, Tiong Khai Soo, Ernest M. Thurlow, Zidong Lin
  • Patent number: 11812582
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed of a cold plate including substantially identical first and second frames. The first frame includes a first frame body with a first recess, a first mating surface surrounding the first recess, and a first plurality of heat transfer fins in the first recess. The second frame includes a second frame body with a second recess, a second mating surface surrounding the second recess, and a second plurality of heat transfer fins in the second recess. The second mating surface is in sealing contact with the first mating surface, so that the first and second recesses form a fluid chamber. The first and second pluralities of heat transfer fins form a plurality of fin channels in the fluid chamber. Advanced sealing structures can be formed between the first and second mating surfaces. A first fluid port and a second fluid port are fluidly coupled via fluid channels to the plurality of fin channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11809028
    Abstract: A high-power electro-optic modulator (EOM) is formed to use specialized electrodes of a material selected to have a CTE that matches the CTE of the modulator's crystal. Providing CTE matching reduces the presence of stress-induced birefringence, which is known to cause unwanted modulation of the propagating optical signal. The specialized electrodes are preferably formed of a CuW metal matrix composite having a W/Cu ratio selected to create the matching CTE value. Advantageously, the CuW-based electrodes also exhibit a thermal conductivity about an order of magnitude greater than conventional electrode material (brass, Kovar) and thus provide additional thermal stability to the EOM's performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: II-VI Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Davis, Wen-Qing Xu, Elgin Eissler, Fred Kropf
  • Patent number: 11778728
    Abstract: An assembly configured to dissipate heat in a gateway, the assembly including: a bracket, the bracket including one or more openings extending from a front side to a back side of the vertically oriented bracket; and a plurality of heat sink fins attached to a base member, and wherein the base member is configured to be attachable to a front side of the bracket and the plurality of heat sink fins extend through the one or more openings to a back side of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Colin Fuller
  • Patent number: 11761719
    Abstract: A two-phase immersion-type heat dissipation structure having fins with different thermal conductivities is provided. The two-phase immersion-type heat dissipation structure includes a heat dissipation substrate, and a plurality of fins. The heat dissipation substrate has a fin surface and a non-fin surface that face away from each other. The non-fin surface is configured to be in contact with a heating element immersed in a two-phase coolant. The fin surface is connected with the plurality of fins. At least one of the plurality of fins is a functional fin that is made of a single metal material and has two or more thermal conductivities. A thermal conductivity of a lower portion of the functional fin that is connected with the heat dissipation substrate is lower than thermal conductivities of other portions of the functional fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AMULAIRE THERMAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Ming Yang, Chun-Te Wu, Tze-Yang Yeh
  • Patent number: 11762437
    Abstract: A fan device may include a an expansion card, a fan, and a mounting mechanism. The expansion card may mechanically and communicatively connect to a computing system. The mounting mechanism mounts the fan within an opening in the expansion card. The mounting mechanism further permits the fan to move relative to the expansion card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Hsin Chang Lu, Phoebus Lin
  • Patent number: 11765848
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a host electronic device configured for establishing a thermal contact between a heat generating component of a removable electronic device, and a cooling component of the host electronic device, when the removable electronic device is detachably connected to the host electronic device. The host electronic device includes a support structure, the cooling component, a driver, and an actuator. The cooling component is movably connected to the support structure. The driver is also movably connected to the support structure. The actuator is movably connected to the support structure and the driver. The actuator, upon contact by the removable device, causes a movement of the cooling component via the driver for establishing the thermal contact between the cooling component and the heat generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Michael Scott
  • Patent number: 11752581
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-purpose heat sink, a method of manufacturing the same, a board card, and a multi-purpose heat sink platform, where the multi-purpose heat sink is composed of a bracket (310) and heat dissipation components. The cost of the multi-purpose heat sink in the present disclosure is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Chongxing Zhu, Huijun Lan, Kun He, Kai Ye, Deheng Chen, Shuai Chen
  • Patent number: 11751361
    Abstract: A thermal management system for cooling a computing device includes a cold aisle, a hot aisle, a radiator, and a plurality of source heat sinks thermally conductively connected to the radiator. The radiator connects the cold aisle to the hot aisle and flows a cooling fluid through an interior volume of the radiator. Each source heat sink is configured to connect to a heat-generating electronic component to thermally conductively connect the heat-generating component to a surface of the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashish Arvind Kulkarni, Prajakta Ashish Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11749580
    Abstract: An arrangement which has at least one semiconductor module made of silicon carbide, a driver circuit for the at least one semiconductor module, and a cooling system, wherein the at least one semiconductor module and the driver circuit are arranged adjacent to one another, wherein the driver circuit is connected to the cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Daniel Ruppert
  • Patent number: 11742255
    Abstract: Embodiments of a silicon heat-dissipation package for compact electronic devices are described. In one aspect, a device includes first and second silicon cover plates. The first silicon cover plate has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side thereof. The second silicon cover plate has a first primary side and a second primary side opposite the first primary side thereof. The first primary side of the second silicon cover plate includes an indentation configured to accommodate an electronic device therein. The first primary side of the second silicon cover plate is configured to mate with the second primary side of the first silicon cover plate when the first silicon cover plate and the second silicon cover plate are joined together with the electronic device sandwiched therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Gerald Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11729943
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to an electronic system providing thermal management of a removable device when connected to a host device of the electronic system including a receptacle, and a heat transfer device having first and second portions. The host device has a cooling component. The removable device having a heat spreader, is detachably coupled to the host device. The receptacle having spring fingers, is coupled to one of the cooling component or the heat spreader. The first portion is coupled to one of the cooling component or the heat spreader, and the second portion is protruded outwards. When the removable device is connected to the host device, the second portion extends through the receptacle such that the spring fingers establish direct thermal interface with the second portion to allow waste-heat to transfer between the heat transfer device and one of the cooling component or the heat spreader via the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Patent Department LP
    Inventors: Harvey J. Lunsman, Ernesto Ferrer, John Franz
  • Patent number: 11719428
    Abstract: A heat-sink assembly is configured with two parts to grip a light-emitting element and produce a transverse force urging a surface of the light-emitting element toward a surface of the heat-sink assembly, which conducts heat away from the light-emitting element. Fastening mechanisms and a fulcrum inter-connect the heat-sink parts and produce the force that grips the light-emitting element. A configuration of the heat-sink parts creates a semi-enclosed space accessible through a gap. A configuration of elastomeric gaskets within the semi-enclosed space protects a portion of the space from intrusion of liquids or other environmental influences. Configuration of the heat-sink parts to form a recess in the heat-sink assembly provides protection of the light-emitting element from mechanical damage, and the recess may contain transparent materials that further protect the light-emitting element from detrimental environmental influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: XTREMELUX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Edward B. Stoneham
  • Patent number: 11719490
    Abstract: A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator to vaporizes a working fluid, a condenser to liquefy the working fluid, a liquid pipe to connect the evaporator and the condenser, and a vapor pipe to connect the evaporator and the condenser, and form a loop-shaped passage together with the liquid pipe. A recess is formed in at least a portion of an outer wall surface of a pipe wall of the evaporator, the condenser, the liquid pipe, and the vapor pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Machida
  • Patent number: 11699634
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a cooling plate for solid state power amplifiers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cooling plate of a solid state power amplifier includes a body having a rectangular shape, a first sidewall opposite a second sidewall, and a third sidewall opposite a fourth sidewall; a plurality of holes disposed on a first side of the body configured to mount a plurality of heat generating microelectronic components; and a channel having a plurality of segments disposed within the body and extending from a first port disposed on the first sidewall to a second port disposed on the first sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Ribhu Gautam, Ananthkrishna Jupudi, Vinodh Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 11699884
    Abstract: An apparatus for grounding a heatsink utilizing an EMC spring press-fit pin includes a printed circuit board, a logic chip, a heatsink, and a grounding member, where the grounding member includes an integrated spring and a first terminal pin at a first end of the grounding member. The logic chip is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board and the heatsink is disposed on a top surface of the logic chip. The first terminal pin at the first end of the grounding member is disposed in a plated-through hole of the printed circuit, where the grounding member is configured to electrically couple the heatsink to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Braun, John R. Dangler, Timothy P. Younger, James D. Bielick, Stephen Michael Hugo, Theron Lee Lewis, Jennifer I. Bennett, Timothy Jennings
  • Patent number: 11687480
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein having enhanced modular carrier form factors. In an implementation, an apparatus includes a carrier insertable into a modular bay of a chassis assembly, and a network interface card (NIC). The apparatus includes an Ethernet network cable connector configured to carry Ethernet signaling of the NIC, and a device U.2 connector configured to carry host communications of the NIC and mate with a mating U.2 connector of the modular bay when the carrier is inserted into the chassis assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Liqid Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Jason Breakstone, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm
  • Patent number: 11676881
    Abstract: A semiconductor package is disclosed. In one example, the semiconductor package includes a chip carrier, a semiconductor chip attached to the chip carrier, an encapsulation body encapsulating the semiconductor chip, and a mounting hole configured to receive a screw for screw mounting a heatsink onto a first side of the semiconductor package. A second side of the semiconductor package opposite the first side is configured to be surface mounted to an application board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ralf Otremba, Teck Sim Lee, Klaus Schiess, Xaver Schloegel, Lee Shuang Wang, Mohd Hasrul Zulkifli
  • Patent number: 11672102
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a substrate, a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, and a label. The first semiconductor device is on a first surface side of the substrate. The second semiconductor device is also on the first surface side of the substrate. The label has a first thermal conductive portion proximate to the first semiconductor device, a second thermal conductive portion proximate to the second semiconductor device, and an insulating portion that is between the first and second thermal conductive portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 11672087
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor package may be formed having a first side and a second side that is substantially opposite to the first side. An embodiment may include forming an attachment clip extending substantially laterally between the first and second sides wherein the attachment clip is positioned near a distal end of the first and second sides. An embodiment may also include forming the attachment clip to have a flexible main portion that can bend away from a plane of the main portion toward a bottom side of the semiconductor package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Atapol Prajuckamol, Yushuang Yao, Chee Hiong Chew
  • Patent number: 11659691
    Abstract: A server device includes a casing, an electronic assembly, a cover, and a heat dissipation device. The electronic assembly includes a circuit board and at least one heat source. The circuit board is disposed on the casing, and the heat source is disposed on the circuit board. The cover is slidably disposed on the casing. The heat dissipation device includes at least one air cooling heat exchanger and at least one liquid cooling heat exchanger. The air cooling heat exchanger is fixed on and thermally coupled with the heat source. The liquid cooling heat exchanger is fixed on the cover and thermally coupled with the air cooling heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Chang, Tai-Jung Sung
  • Patent number: 11640075
    Abstract: A high-power electro-optic modulator (EOM) is formed to use specialized electrodes of a material selected to have a CTE that matches the CTE of the modulator's crystal. Providing CTE matching reduces the presence of stress-induced birefringence, which is known to cause unwanted modulation of the propagating optical signal. The specialized electrodes are preferably formed of a CuW metal matrix composite having a W/Cu ratio selected to create the matching CTE value. Advantageously, the CuW-based electrodes also exhibit a thermal conductivity about an order of magnitude greater than conventional electrode material (brass, Kovar) and thus provide additional thermal stability to the EOM's performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: II-VI Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Davis, Wen-Qing Xu, Elgin Eissler, Fred Kropf
  • Patent number: 11638367
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, at least one electronic element and a heat dissipating electromagnetic shielding structure. The heat dissipating electromagnetic shielding structure is disposed on the substrate and covers the at least one electronic element, wherein the heat dissipating electromagnetic shielding structure includes a shielding frame and a heatsink. The shielding frame includes a plurality of spring members. The spring members are bent toward the substrate and partially abut against the heatsink. When the heatsink and the shielding frame are correspondingly arranged, a shielding space is defined, the electronic element is disposed in the shielding space, and a heat generated by the at least one electronic element is conducted out of the shielding space via the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yan-Da Chen, Chien-Ming Peng, Yu-Jen Liu, Chih-Chuan Lin, Chi-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11627655
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric circuit system. The system includes a housing, a printed circuit board mounted within the housing, an electric component conductively mounted to the printed circuit board, and a cooling system for transferring heat away from of the electric component. The printed circuit board is compartmentalizing the inside of the housing into a first compartment and a second compartment, and the electric component is situated in the first compartment. The cooling system includes at least one first heat transferring element located adjacent to the electric component. The at least one first heat transferring element is secured to the housing surrounding the second compartment capable of forming a heat flowing path defined to transfer heat from the electric component to the housing via the at least one first heat transferring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ELTEK AS
    Inventors: Christine Amer, Erik Myhre, Håkon Hafnor, Jan Tore Brastad, Kjetil Hagen
  • Patent number: 11605885
    Abstract: A radio assembly is provided. The radio assembly includes at least one radio module and a radome. The radio module has a heatsink disposed on one side and a radio module base on the other side thereof. The radio module base is disposed between the heatsink and the radome. The heatsink defines a cable channel for routing at least one power cable and at least one data cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Brian Lehman, Thomas Burn, Scott Mason, David Pell, Jianjun An, Mårten Skoger
  • Patent number: 11602041
    Abstract: Described herein are cooling hardware and methods for cooling a heterogeneous computing architecture. In one embodiment, a system for cooling a heterogeneous computing architecture includes a base stiffener; a top stiffener including a mounting channel; a printed circuit board (PCB) including multiple electronics and chips, the PCB that is attached to the base stiffener; and a cooling device mounted on top of the top stiffener. One or more heat transfer plates (HTP) are inserted into the top stiffener via the mounting channel to transfer heat generated by the hardware modules to the cooling device, while resistance channels inside the top stiffener are designed for ensuring proper loading pressure on the entire assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11596086
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling an electronic device via interface of a heat-transfer conduit of the electronic device to a cold plate assembly are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes an electronic device including one or more electronic components. Further, the electronic device includes a heat-transfer conduit including a first end and a second end. The first end of the heat-transfer conduit is positioned to receive heat from the electronic component(s). The heat-transfer conduit is configured to conduct heat from the first end to the second end. Further, the system includes a cold plate assembly including a cold plate and a mechanism configured to permit movement of the cold plate. At the first position, the cold plate may contact the second end for receipt of heat from the heat-transfer conduit at the second end. At the second position, the cold plate is apart from the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Artman, Andrew Thomas Junkins
  • Patent number: 11585612
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a pair of opposed, spaced apart heat exchanger plates defining a heat exchanger volume therebetween having an inlet and opposed outlet. A plurality of heat exchanger ribs are included within the heat exchanger volume. Each rib defines a rib body spanning the heat exchanger volume. Each rib body includes a plurality of slits therethrough to define a flow path through the heat exchanger ribs from the inlet to the outlet of the heat exchanger volume. The ribs and slits can be formed using ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM), for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Debabrata Pal