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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
May. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Meta Platforms Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Nikkhoo, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brian Toleno, Cupertino, CA (US);
Igor Markovsky, Campbell, CA (US);
Hunter Cantrell, Vancouver, WA (US);
Shobhit Verma, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02C 5/22 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 5/22 (2013.01); G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system to conduct thermal energy between two hinged portions of an electric device. In examples, the method employs a thermal hinge system configured to transfer or spread thermal energy, and optionally electrical energy, through a mechanical articulation or hinge in an electronic device. A thermal hinge may include a thermally conductive living hinge, complementary and/or mating thermal interface components, or a combination of both.