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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2023
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eugene A. Whang, San Francisco, CA (US);

Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);

Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);

David H. Narajowski, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Patrick Kessler, San Francisco, CA (US);

Eric R. Prather, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Caitlin Elizabeth Kalinowski, San Francisco, CA (US);

Adam T. Stagnaro, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Daniel L. McBroom, Leonard, TX (US);

Matthew P. Casebolt, Fremont, CA (US);

Michael D. McBroom, Leonard, TX (US);

Assignee:

APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/18 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H01L 23/40 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/03 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G02B 6/0001 (2013.01); G02B 6/0008 (2013.01); G02B 6/001 (2013.01); G06F 1/182 (2013.01); G06F 1/183 (2013.01); G06F 1/185 (2013.01); G06F 1/188 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); H01L 23/4093 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H05K 1/0203 (2013.01); H05K 5/03 (2013.01); H05K 7/20009 (2013.01); H05K 7/20136 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20154 (2013.01); H05K 7/20163 (2013.01); H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01); H05K 7/2039 (2013.01); H05K 7/2049 (2013.01);
Abstract

A desktop computing system having at least a central core surrounded by housing having a shape that defines a volume in which the central core resides is described. The housing includes a first opening and a second opening axially displaced from the first opening. The first opening having a size and shape in accordance with an amount of airflow used as a heat transfer medium for cooling internal components, the second opening defined by a lip that engages a portion of the airflow in such a way that at least some of the heat transferred to the air flow from the internal components is passed to the housing.


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