Change Of Physical State Patents (Class 361/700)
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Patent number: 8243450Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a first back plate on the circuit board, a second back plate on the circuit board, and a connecting portion connecting the first back plate with the second back plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Koichiro Takeguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Shingo Koide
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Patent number: 8238101Abstract: The memory module comprises a circuit board with a first and a second side, wherein memory chips are arranged at least on the first side. A longitudinally extending module heat conductor is arranged on the first side. The module heat conductor comprises a contact surface configured to contact a heat transfer system.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Qimonda AGInventors: Sven Kalms, Christian Weiss
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Patent number: 8235096Abstract: A heat pipe includes a sealed thermally conductive casing having a length that has a first end for coupling to a heat source to be cooled and a second end for coupling to a heat sink opposite the first end. The casing has an inside surface that defines a thermal control volume above. The thermal control volume includes (i) a plurality of hydrophilic particles or clusters of hydrophilic particles in a size range from nano size to micron size attached as a hydrophilic film to the inside surface or to a wick on the inside surface, wherein the plurality of hydrophilic particles occupy only a portion of an area of the inside surface or an internal pore space of the wick or a surface area of the wick, (ii) a vapor cavity above the hydrophilic film or the wick, and (iii) a heat transfer working fluid contained as a liquid on the hydrophilic film or the wick, and as a vapor in the vapor cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Edward T. Mahefkey, Louis Chow, Ming Su
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Patent number: 8230907Abstract: A flexible heat pipe for use with evaporator and condenser elements for removing heat from electronic components. The flexible heat pipe includes a bellows member fixed at one end to a condenser member and at an opposite end to an evaporator member. A cable artery is disposed within the bellows and is fixed at one end to the evaporator, and slidingly engages the condenser at the opposite end. The bellows acts as a flexible vapor envelope, and the cable artery acts as a flexible wick for directing condensed working fluid from the condenser back to the evaporator. The sliding connection between the cable artery and the condenser allows relative axial movement, and the inherent flexibility of the cable artery allows relative lateral movement. Thus, the condenser and evaporator can move in all directions with respect to each other, which can provide desired vibration isolation of the two components.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Thermal Corp.Inventors: John Gilbert Thayer, Clark Scott Schaeffer, Samuel W. Apicelli
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Patent number: 8233277Abstract: A heat dissipation device for dissipation of heat from an electronic component includes a base for contacting the electronic component, a shroud connected to the base and multiple fins arranged on the bottom section of the shroud. The shroud comprises a bottom section defining an opening therein and a plate within the opening and connected to the bottom section by multiple beams. Multiple fins in the form of a fin assembly are mounted on the bottom section. The base includes a plate and multiple latch hooks extending upwardly from the plate. The latch hooks are extended into the bottom section to lock with the bottom section, thereby securing the base onto the shroud.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jian Yang
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Patent number: 8230908Abstract: A heat sink for dissipating a thermal load is disclosed that includes one or more heat sink bases configured around a central axis of the heat sink so as to define an interior space, at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load, a thermal transport connected to the at least one heat sink base receiving the thermal load so as to distribute the thermal load in the heat sink, and heat-dissipating fins connected to each heat sink base, the heat-dissipating fins extending from each heat sink base into the interior space of the heat sink, each heat-dissipating fin shaped according to the location of the heat-dissipating fin with respect to the location of the thermal load and the location of the distributed thermal load in the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jimmy G. Foster, Sr., Donna C. Hardee, Don S. Keener, Robert R. Wolford
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Patent number: 8225847Abstract: A heat dissipation device cooling an electronic device includes a conductive plate, a heat spreader received in the conductive plate and contacting the electronic device, a heat pipe connecting the conductive plate and the heat spreader, and an elastic member mounted on the conductive plate and pushing the heat spreader and the heat pipe in the heat spreader downwardly toward the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Li, Yi-Qiang Wu
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Patent number: 8228671Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus capable of also supplying sufficient air flow to a heat generating device other than the heat sink. An electronic apparatus includes: a cooling unit (10) including a heat sink (13), and a cooling fan (15) for generating air flow for receiving heat of the heat sink (13); an upper wall member (40) connected to the cooling unit (10) so as to form an outer wall defining an air passage continuous with the cooling unit (10); and a power circuit (17) arranged in the air passage and serving as an object to be cooled.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Kensuke Ikeda
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Patent number: 8223494Abstract: A conduction cooled circuit board assembly may include a frame and at least one circuit board attached to the frame, having at least one area to be cooled. The assembly may also include at least one rail attached to the frame, and at least one heat pipe having a first end and a second end, the first end disposed near the area and the second end in contact with the rail so as to transfer heat from the area to the rail.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Jeff Bult
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Patent number: 8220528Abstract: A heat dissipation device for cooling an electronic device mounted on a printed circuited board, comprises a heat spreader contacting the electronic device, a fin assembly comprising a plurality of fins, a supporting bracket contacting the heat spreader and supporting the fin assembly, and a heat pipe extending through the fin assembly and the supporting bracket and attached to the heat spreader, wherein a lowermost fin of the fin assembly has a plurality of clasps extending near two opposite ends thereof and towards the supporting bracket. The clasps are bent to press against a bottom of the supporting bracket after the clasps extend through the supporting bracket.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Li, Yi-Qiang Wu, Chun-Chi Chen
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Patent number: 8218321Abstract: The invention relates to a portable electronic device, e.g. a mobile phone, comprising a shell, a display, a battery, a processor and a receiver. In the portable electronic device is at least one of the components configured to heat exchange with a phase changing material which is arranged within the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications ABInventor: Eral Foxenland
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Patent number: 8218311Abstract: According to one embodiment, a heat radiation block is pressed in contact with a heat receiving plate of an apparatus body, a heat receiving block receives its reaction force via a heat pipe and thus moves. A drawer section and the heat radiation block are fixed and held in the apparatus body after the movement of the heat receiving block.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazuyuki Matsumura
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Publication number: 20120170221Abstract: An arrangement for improving the cooling efficiency of semiconductor chips. One embodiment is to construct a vapor chamber with one compliant surface for improving the efficiency of transferring heat from a semiconductor chip to the vapor chamber, and another embodiment is to construct a vapor chamber with the chip substrate such that the chips are embedded inside the vapor chamber. One surface of the vapor chamber has a flexible structure to enable the surface of the vapor chamber to be compliant with the surface of a chip or a heat sink device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Lawrence S. Mok
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Publication number: 20120162918Abstract: An arrangement and a method for transferring surplus heat away from electronic components. An arrangement (300) at a rack (302) for transfering surplus heat away from at least one heat generating electronic component arranged in the rack (302) is provided. At least one heat-pipe (304) is arranged adjacent to the electronic component (s), the heat-pipe (s) containing a self-circulating cooling medium which in use, absorbs heat from the electronic component (s) and transports the heat by self-circulation away from the electronic component(s) through the heat-pipe(s) (304). By arranging heat-pipes at racks/cabinets comprising electronic equipments, surplus heat from the equipments can be transferred away in an efficient way, without supplying additional energy for the transferring. In addition, the surplus heat can be taken care of for other purposes, e.g. for warming up buildings, which further decreases the needs for additional energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Tomas Thyni, Mats Forsman, Johan Meyer
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Patent number: 8208259Abstract: Cooling systems for computers are disclosed. In particular, embodiment of such cooling solutions may effectively be used in conjunction with mobile computers that have a polymer (or other type of) chassis. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention use micro vapor plates to conduct the heat generated by one or more electronic components of a mobile computer to the chassis of the mobile computer such that the heat from the electronic components is conducted into, and spread over, at least a portion of the surface of the chassis. The mobile computer can then be cooled by convection or radiation.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Augmentix CorporationInventors: Mark Wolfe, Julian Partridge
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Publication number: 20120147561Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a heat dissipation device, including: a closed shell and a temperature control device. The temperature control device includes: a cold storage medium module, a first group of thermosiphons, and a second group thermosiphons; wherein the cold storage medium module is disposed at the outside of the closed shell, the first group thermosiphons are provided with a first group of evaporation ends and a first group of condensation ends, and the second group of thermosiphons are provided with a second group of evaporation ends and a second group of condensation ends. Embodiments of the present invention also disclose a communication device and a heat dissipation method for a communication device. The above technical solutions save electric energy and improve the effects of energy saving and emission reduction of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taqing Feng, Xiaoming Kong, Hongliang Chen, Zhijian Li, Liqian Zhai, Qiong Wu
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Patent number: 8199504Abstract: In a cooling system for an electronic device of the present invention, server rooms in which a plurality of servers are placed, an evaporator which is provided close to each of the servers, and cools exhaust air from the server by vaporizing a refrigerant with heat generating from the server, a cooling tower which is provided at a place higher than the evaporator, cools the refrigerant by outside air and water sprinkling, and condenses the vaporized refrigerant, and a circulation line in which the refrigerant naturally circulates between the evaporator and the cooling tower. According to the cooling system, an electronic device which is required to perform a precise operation with a heat generation amount from itself being large, such as a computer and a server, can be efficiently cooled at low running cost.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Kashirajima, Hiroshige Kikuchi, Takumi Sugiura, Koji Watanabe, Kenichi Nakashima
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Patent number: 8199503Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a thermally radiative section, a first heat generator, a second heat generator, a first heat receiving block, a second heat receiving block, at least one heat pipe including a first end and a second end, a second heat pipe including a third end, a fourth end, and an intermediate portion, and a cutout section provided on the first heat receiving block. The second heat generator is mounted on the circuit board at a position farther from the thermally radiative section than the first heat generator is. The first heat receiving block is provided with a cutout section and is thermally connected to the first heat generator. The second heat receiving block is thermally connected to the second heat generator. The intermediate portion of the second heat pipe passes through the cutout section.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kentaro Tomioka, Takeshi Hongo
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Patent number: 8190303Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a system to dissipate heat in an information handling system includes a first heat-generating component adapted to process first data and a second heat-generating component adapted to process second data. The system also includes a cooling fluid guide including an electroactive material. The cooling fluid guide is adapted to change from a first shape to a second shape, in response to receiving a trigger voltage or in response to no longer receiving the trigger voltage. The system also includes a controller adapted to detect a data load processed at the second heat-generating component and, in response to detecting the data load, to cause the trigger voltage to be received at, or no longer received at, the cooling fluid guide. The cooling fluid guide is adapted to direct an increased portion of cooling fluid toward the first heat-generating component when the cooling fluid guide is in a form of the second shape, as compared to the first shape.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Chung-Hsiung Lin, Chien-Ting Lin
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Patent number: 8184436Abstract: Liquid-cooled electronics racks are provided which include: immersion-cooled electronic subsystems; a vapor-condensing heat exchanger to condense dielectric fluid vapor egressing from the immersion-cooled electronic subsystems; a dielectric fluid vapor return coupling in fluid communication the vapor outlets of the immersion-cooled electronic subsystems and the vapor-condensing heat exchanger; a reservoir for holding dielectric fluid; a gravity drain line coupled to drain dielectric fluid condensate from the vapor-condensing heat exchanger to the reservoir; an immersed, sub-cooling heat exchanger disposed within the reservoir; a dielectric fluid supply manifold coupling in fluid communication the reservoir and the dielectric fluid inlets of the immersion-cooled electronic subsystems; and a pump for supplying under pressure dielectric fluid from the reservoir to the dielectric fluid supply manifold for maintaining dielectric fluid in a liquid state within the immersion-cooled electronic subsystems.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8176973Abstract: A heat sink assembly in accordance with the present invention increases heat dissipation area, improves heat dissipation efficiency and comprises a base, a core pipe, an outer pipe, a top cover and a working fluid. The base has a top surface. The core pipe is mounted securely on and protrudes from the top surface with an air-tight fit and comprises an inner surface, an outer surface, a wick, multiple holes and a top. The wick is formed on the inner and outer surface. The outer pipe is mounted securely on and protrudes from the base concentrically around the core pipe and comprises an inner surface, an outer surface, a wick and a top. The wick is formed on the inner surface. The holes are formed around the core pipe away from the base. The top cover closes the top of the core pipe and the top of the outer pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Inventor: Wen-Chih Liao
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Patent number: 8179677Abstract: Cooling apparatus and method are provided for immersion-cooling of an electronic subsystem of an electronics rack. The cooling apparatus includes a housing at least partially surrounding and forming a sealed compartment about the electronic subsystem and a dielectric fluid disposed within the sealed compartment, with the electronic subsystem being immersed within the dielectric fluid. A liquid-cooled vapor condenser is provided which includes a plurality of thermally conductive condenser fins extending within the sealed compartment in an upper portion of the compartment. The condenser fins facilitate cooling of dielectric fluid vapor rising to the upper portion of the compartment. A filler material is disposed within the sealed compartment to reduce the amount of dielectric fluid required within the compartment to achieve immersion-cooling of the electronic subsystem, and the filler material includes a shaped surface to direct dielectric fluid vapor within the compartment towards the condenser fins.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Patent number: 8179688Abstract: An electric device includes: a first electric element; a second electric element capable of flowing large current therethrough so that heat is generated in the second electric element; a heat sink; and a first wiring board and a second wiring board, which are disposed on one side of the heat sink. The large current in the second electric element is larger than that in the first electric element. The first wiring board and the second wiring board are separated each other. The first electric element is disposed on the first wiring board, and the second electric element is disposed on the second wiring board.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yutaka Fukuda, Mitsuhiro Saitou, Toshihiro Nagaya, Kan Kinouchi, Sadahiro Akama, Koji Numazaki, Norihisa Imaizumi
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Patent number: 8176972Abstract: An arrangement for improving the cooling efficiency of semiconductor chips. One embodiment is to construct a vapor chamber with one compliant surface for improving the efficiency of transferring heat from a semiconductor chip to the vapor chamber, and another embodiment is to construct a vapor chamber with the chip substrate such that the chips are embedded inside the vapor chamber. One surface of the vapor chamber has a flexible structure to enable the surface of the vapor chamber to be compliant with the surface of a chip or a heat sink device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Lawrence S. Mok
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Patent number: 8174826Abstract: A computing system is provided. In the computing system, a plurality of modules physically arranged in a three dimensional hexadron configuration. In the computing system, the at least one module is either a liquid-tight module filled with a non-conductive liquid coolant or a module cooled with a liquid coolant circulating through cold plates mounted on electronic components. In the computing system, the liquid coolant is circulated in a closed loop by at least one pump through a plurality of hoses through at least one of a plurality of heat exchangers. In the computing system, the plurality of heat exchangers is coupled to an exterior portion of the surface of the computing system. In the computing system, the plurality of heat exchangers cool the liquid coolant through finned tubes exposed to the surrounding air.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wael R. El-Essawy, Thomas W. Keller, Jr., Jarrod A. Roy, Juan C. Rubio
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Publication number: 20120106084Abstract: A heat pipe for cooling an exothermic body by the vaporization and condensation of an enclosed cooling medium is disclosed. The heat pipe comprises a flat plate-like upper plate, a flat plate-like lower plate opposed to the upper plate, and a plurality of flat plate-like intermediate plates overlaid on each other between the upper plate and the lower plate and having internal through-holes. The internal through-holes formed in each of a plurality of the intermediate plates are adapted such that only part of each through-hole is overlapped on each other to form capillary tube paths, each having a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the through-hole in the flat surface direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2009Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: Kagoshima University, Fuchigami Micro Co. LtdInventors: Kei Mizuta, Katsuya Tsuruta, Toshiaki Kotani, Kenji Ohsawa
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Patent number: 8170724Abstract: Computer systems and associated methods for cooling computer components are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a computer system includes a computer cabinet having an air inlet spaced apart from an air outlet. The computer system also includes heat exchangers positioned in the computer cabinet, and a heat removal system in fluid communication with the heat exchangers. The computer system additionally includes at least one sensor for monitoring heat transfer between the computer cabinet and the room. The computer system further includes a control system operatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the control system including a computer-readable medium holding instructions for determining whether heat transfer between the computer cabinet and the room is balanced based on information from the sensor, and if not, adjusting a parameter to balance the heat transfer.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Cray Inc.Inventors: Douglas P. Kelley, Wade J. Doll, Alexander I. Yatskov
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Patent number: 8164915Abstract: A system for electronic components mounted on a circuit board is disclosed. One embodiment provides placing an elastic, anisotropically conductive material on top of a printed circuit board. An electronic component is placed over the elastic, anisotropically conductive material, fixing the electronic component on the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Qimonda AGInventor: Jens Niemax
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Patent number: 8162038Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a base, a fin group located at a top of the base, a heat pipe connecting the base with the fin group, a fan mounted on a side of the fin group and a supporting bracket mounted on the base and supporting the fan. The supporting bracket includes a mounting portion secured on the base and a pair of supporting arms extending from the mounting portion and fixed to the fan. Four screws extend through the fan to threadedly engage with the fin group. Lower two of the screws also extend through the supporting arms of the supporting bracket whereby the supporting bracket also connects with the fan.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Qiang Wu, Chun-Chi Chen
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Patent number: 8164902Abstract: An electronic apparatus, such as a blade server or the like, has a cooling system for efficiently cooling a plurality of heat generating semiconductor devices, such as a CPU, mounted on blades which is freely put on and taken off. The cooling system includes a thermosiphon which transfers heat from devices having relatively high heat generation, such as CPU or the like, to the outside of the apparatus, heat pipes which transfer heat of devices having relatively low heat generation to the thermosiphon, a thermal highway which is thermally coupled to the thermosiphon by the mounting of blades into a housing and collects and transfers the heat from the thermosiphon and the heat pipes, and a condenser which transfers the heat collected and transferred by the thermal highway outside a housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Hitoshi Matsushima, Tadakatsu Nakajima, Takayuki Atarashi, Yoshihiro Kondo, Hiroyuki Toyoda, Tomoo Hayashi, Akio Idei, Shigeyasu Tsubaki, Takumi Sugiura, Yasuhiro Kashirajima
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Patent number: 8159821Abstract: A method for providing a high in-plane and through-plane thermal conductivity path between a heat producing electronic device and a heat sink is described. A vapor chamber, or other type of heat spreader, is provided that has a substantially flat top copper surface and a substantially flat bottom copper surface. A ceramic submount is also provided, where the submount has a top copper metallization layer patterned for connection to electrodes of a heat-producing die, and where the submount has a bottom copper metallization layer. Prior to a working fluid being introduced into the vapor chamber, and prior to a die being mounted on the submount, the top copper surface of the vapor chamber is diffusion bonded to the bottom copper metallization layer of the ceramic submount under heat and pressure. The working fluid is then introduced into the vapor chamber, and the chamber is sealed. Dies are then mounted on the submount. The bottom of the vapor chamber is then affixed over a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: DSEM Holdings Sdn. Bhd.Inventors: Kia Kuang Tan, Wah Sheng Teoh
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Patent number: 8159819Abstract: A modular thermal management system that allows one or a few heat sink and fan combinations to transfer heat away from a heat zone of a variety of graphics processing cards is provided. The thermal management system includes a mounting bracket configured to attach to the graphics processing card in thermal contact with the heat zone, the mounting bracket having a first opening that corresponds to a processor in the heat zone, a heat sink configured to attach to the mounting bracket, wherein the heat sink overlies the first opening and is in thermal contact with at least a portion of the processor through the first opening, and a fan configured to attach to the mounting bracket adjacent the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: XFX Creation Inc.Inventor: Anwar Noor Memon
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Publication number: 20120087089Abstract: A cardlock clamp is described that is used to secure an electronics module in a channel of a card cage. The cardlock clamp is configured to convert an input compression force into clamping forces in at least two radial directions perpendicular to the input compression force. The described cardlock clamp also provides self-alignment and self-center functions for the electronics module inserted into the channel. Further, variations of the cardlock clamp are described that provide more effective heat transfer from the electronics module to the card cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONInventors: Robert J. MONSON, Kevin J. THORSON, Melissa A. GRETTE-COMPTON, Kent D. KATTERHEINRICH
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Publication number: 20120087090Abstract: A heat dissipation device and a radio frequency module with the same are provided. The heat dissipation device includes a substrate (1). The substrate (1) having a surface where a heat absorbing surface (5) is formed. There are multiple hollow conduits inside the substrate (1) to act as evaporating conduits (6). The heat dissipation device further comprises condensing conduits (7) intercommunicated with the evaporating conduits (6). The evaporating conduits (6) and the condensing conduits (7) form sealed conduits. The sealed conduits are filled with liquid which vaporizes upon heating. At least the evaporating conduits (6) are set in the substrate (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: Taqing Feng, Zhijian Li, Yuping Hong, Hongliang Chen, Jian Shi
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Publication number: 20120087088Abstract: This disclosure concerns micro-scale heat transfer systems. Some systems relate to electronics cooling. As one example a microscale heat transfer system can comprise a microchannel heat exchanger defining a plurality of flow microchannels fluidicly coupled to each other by a plurality of cross-connect channels. The cross-connect channels can be spaced apart along a streamwise flow direction defined by the flow microchannels. Such a configuration of flow microchannels and cross-connect channels can enable the microchannel heat exchanger to stably vaporize a portion of a working fluid when the microchannel heat exchanger is thermally coupled to a heat source. Microscale heat transfer systems can also comprise a condenser fluidicly coupled to the microchannel heat exchanger and configured to condense the vaporized portion of the working fluid. A pump can circulate the working fluid between the microchannel heat exchanger and the condenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: PIPELINE MICRO, INC.Inventors: Jesse David Killion, Seri Lee, Matthew Determan, Scott W.C.H. Lee, Abel Manual Siu Ho
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Publication number: 20120075805Abstract: An exemplary heat dissipation device for a portable electronic device includes a heat pipe and a heat dissipating member. The heat pipe includes an evaporator section and a condenser section. The evaporator section is attached to a heat source of the portable electronic device. The heat dissipating member includes a sheath, and a porous heat dissipating layer and a working fluid contained in the sheath. The porous heat dissipating layer defines gaps therein. The working fluid is filled in the gaps. The condenser section of the heat pipe is received in the porous heat dissipating layer and thermally contacts the porous heat dissipating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: NIEN-TIEN CHENG
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Patent number: 8144467Abstract: Dehumidifying and re-humidifying cooling apparatus and method are provided for an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a dehumidifying air-to-liquid heat exchanger disposed at an air inlet side of the rack and a re-humidifying structure disposed at an air outlet side of the rack. The dehumidifying air-to-liquid heat exchanger is in fluid communication with a coolant loop for passing chilled coolant through the heat exchanger, and the dehumidifying heat exchanger dehumidifies ingressing air to the electronics rack to reduce a dew point of air flowing through the rack. A condensate collector disposed at the air inlet side collects liquid condensate from the dehumidifying of ingressing air, and a condensate delivery mechanism delivers the condensate to the re-humidifying structure to humidify air egressing from the electronics rack.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Robert E. Simons
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Publication number: 20120069522Abstract: An electronic device includes a circuit board and a thermal module mounted thereon. The circuit board has a heat-generating chip and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) source mounted thereon. The thermal module includes a shielding cover and a heat conducting member. The shielding cover is heat-conductive and electrically-conductive material, and defines a cavity therein. The shielding cover encloses the EMI source in the cavity for EMI shielding. The heat conducting member has one end thermally connecting with the shielding cover and another end thermally connecting with the heat-generating chip for transferring heat from the heat-generating chip to the shielding cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: JUI-WEN HUNG
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Patent number: 8136581Abstract: A heat transport device having a composite structure that is readily manufactured and a method for manufacturing such a heat transport device are provided. The heat transport device includes a first base plate having a liquid suction and retention unit for sucking and retaining a liquid-phase working fluid by capillary force; a second base plate having a face provided with a first concavity functioning as a vaporization chamber for vaporizing the working fluid, a second concavity functioning as a liquefaction chamber for liquefying the working fluid, a first ditch for transporting the vaporized working fluid, a second ditch for transporting the liquefied working fluid, the second base plate comprising a material having a thermal conductivity lower than that of silicon; and a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin material for bonding the first and second base plates.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Minehiro Tonosaki, Eisaku Kato, Masakazu Yajima, Takashi Yajima
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Patent number: 8139359Abstract: In a cooling system for a variable vacuum capacitor, a liquid is arranged inside a cooling reservoir, a first part of the reservoir is designed to absorb heat energy from first bellows of the variable vacuum capacitor, the first bellows being responsible for transporting electrical energy to a second electrode of the variable vacuum capacitor, a second part of the reservoir is designed to dissipate heat energy towards a cooling circuit, and heat pipes are arranged between the first part of the reservoir and the second part of the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Comet AGInventors: Manuel Jaggi, Walter Bigler
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Patent number: 8136244Abstract: An integrated heat spreader is disclosed in which grooves are formed in a recess of the heat spreader to enhance the stiffness and strength of the integrated heat spreader without increasing production costs or complexity. The integrated heat spreader may be fabricated by providing a metal strip having raised portions thereon to provide a recess therebetween, forming grooves on a bottom surface of the recess, where the grooves extend along a periphery of the bottom surface which is substantially free of the raised portions, and subsequently singulating an integrated heat spreader from the metal strip.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Kazuo Ogata
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Publication number: 20120063092Abstract: A heat-dissipating device and an electronic apparatus having the same are disclosed. The heat-dissipating device includes a heat-transferring heat pipe unit having a wick type of a heat pipe, in which a wick is formed on an inner surface of the heat pipe and a working fluid is injected into the heat pipe, and a heat-dissipating heat pipe unit having an oscillating capillary type of a loop heat pipe, in which the loop heat pipe is formed as a capillary and a working fluid is injected into the loop heat pipe. Here, the heat pipe includes a radiator being disposed adjacent to a heat source and transporting heat transferred from the heat source to the loop heat pipe, and the loop heat pipe includes a heat-receiving portion, which is thermally coupled to the radiator, and a heat-dissipating portion, which releases heat absorbed from the heat-receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: ZAONZI CO., LTD.Inventor: Sang Cheol Lee
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Patent number: 8134832Abstract: An electric drive is disclosed which includes at least a choke unit, a power step unit, and a capacitor unit for implementing power supply to an electricity-consuming device. A cooling arrangement is disclosed for cooling the choke unit, the power step unit, and the capacitor unit. The choke unit, the power step unit, and the capacitor unit can be distributed into at least two separate and separately coolable entities, and the cooling arrangement can include parallel cooling apparatuses for cooling the at least two separate and separately coolable entities.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: ABB OyInventors: Mika Silvennoinen, Mika Vartiainen
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Patent number: 8134833Abstract: An evaporator is disclosed for a cooling circuit. The evaporator includes a housing having at least one wall for contacting a heat emitting device. A channel, the cross section of which is small enough to allow convection boiling, and a separation volume are located in the evaporator. The separation volume is located at a vapor exiting port of the channel. The evaporator can include a liquid reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: ABB Research LtdInventors: Bruno Agostini, Berk Yesin
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Patent number: 8134834Abstract: A clamp-type heat sink for a memory includes two heat conducting modules, a pivot shaft, and an elastic element. The heat conducting module includes an isothermal vapor chamber plate and a heat dissipating body coupled to the isothermal vapor chamber plate. The heat dissipating body includes a base plate and heat dissipating fins extended from the base plate. The base plate includes a shaft hole for passing the pivot shaft, such that each heat dissipating body is installed serially, and the elastic element is sheathed onto the pivot shaft and includes two elastic arms extended from the elastic element and abutted against each heat dissipating body, such that each isothermal vapor chamber plate is clamped and attached onto an external side of the memory to improve the convenience and integrity of the assembling and removal process to achieve a quick assembling or removal effect and prevent the components from missing.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Celsia Technologies Taiwan, Inc.Inventors: George Anthony Meyer, IV, Chien-Hung Sun, Chieh-Ping Chen, Hsien-Tsang Liu
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Patent number: 8130497Abstract: A server system with a cooling ability that can cope with an increase in the amount of heat generated by a CPU of a server module detachably mounted on a blade server. The server module includes an enclosure accommodating therein a motherboard on which a CPU, memory, and the like are mounted, and part of a boil cooling device for cooling heat generated by the CPU. A fan accommodated in a fan module is adapted to blow air into the server module through an opening of the server module enclosure. The boil cooling device includes a first heat transmission member disposed in the server module enclosure, a second heat transmission member disposed outside the server module enclosure, and a plurality of pipes connecting them. The first heat transmission member is a box body with an internal space for hermetically sealing a refrigerant therein, one external planar face of which is thermally connected to the CPU and the other external planar face of which is provided with a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiro Kondo, Tadakatsu Nakajima, Akio Idei, Shigeyasu Tsubaki, Hiroyuki Toyoda, Tomoo Hayashi
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Patent number: 8130496Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe a device and method of mitigating radio frequency interference (REI) in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a housing, and a thermal energy storage material is formed in the housing. By increasing the loss tangent parameter of the thermal energy storage material, the REI of the electronic device is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Xiaopeng Dong, Mark MacDonald
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Publication number: 20120050993Abstract: A cooling system for an onboard electrical power converter in which a heat dissipation surface extends parallel to a flow of cooling air draft includes: a coolant tank containing coolant that includes a bottom surface being in thermal contact with the heat dissipation surface; a first conduit provided connecting to an upper surface of the coolant tank, the coolant flowing into the first conduit; a heat exchanger that comprises second conduits arranged with opposing the upper surface, and conducts the coolant to upstream; and a return unit that returns the coolant to the coolant tank; wherein the heat exchanger comprises heat dissipation fins through which the cooling air draft passes from a first to a second side, the heat dissipation fins being provided on surfaces of the second conduits, the first side not facing the coolant tank and the second side facing the coolant tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu SUZUKI, Yosuke Yasuda, Keisuke Horiuchi, Tomoo Hayashi, Atsuo Nishihara, Sunao Funakoshi
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Publication number: 20120050985Abstract: An electronic device having a heat dissipating component is provided. The electronic device includes a circuit board, a heat pipe which is disposed on a first side of the circuit board, a heat generating device which is disposed on a second side of the circuit board opposite to the first side, a heat sink placed which is disposed on a surface of the heat generating device and absorbs heat of the heat generating device, and a connecting member which penetrates through the circuit board and thermoconductively connects the heat pipe and the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hee-dong KIM
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Patent number: 8122945Abstract: A securing device includes a securing member defining a securing hole therein, and a fastener extending through the securing hole. The fastener includes a spring, and a bolt having a main portion, a bottom fixing portion, and a top head portion. The securing hole includes a large portion, a small portion, and a concave around the small portion. A diameter of the small portion is greater than the main portion and smaller than the fixing portion. A diameter of the large portion is greater than the fixing portion and smaller than the spring. The main portion extends through the small portion with the fixing portion tightly abutting the securing member. The spring is mounted around the main portion and received in the concave. The spring is compressed between the head portion and a step of the securing member in the concave.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jer-Haur Kuo, Xin-Xiang Zha, Ye-Fei Yu, Lin Yang, Fang-Xiang Yu