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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Mark K. Hoffmeyer, Rochester, MN (US);
Christopher M. Marroquin, Rochester, MN (US);
Eric J. Campbell, Rochester, MN (US);
Sarah K. Czaplewski-Campbell, Rochester, MN (US);
Phillip V. Mann, Rochester, MN (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal interface material (TIM) structure for directing heat in a three-dimensional space including a TIM sheet. The TIM sheet includes a lower portion along a lower plane; a first side portion along a first side plane; a first upper portion along an upper plane; a first fold between the lower portion and the first side portion positioning the first side portion substantially perpendicular to the lower portion; and a second fold between the first side portion and the first upper portion positioning the first upper portion substantially perpendicular to the first side portion and substantially parallel to the lower portion.