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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
George K Korinsky, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Comaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361697 ; 165 803 ; 174 163 ; 257722 ; 361687 ;
Abstract
A computer system utilizes a heat sink which optimizes the benefits of both linear airflow and turbulent airflow within the computer housing. The heat sink has rows of metal fingers extending from a metal sheet. A fan generates linear airflow within the housing. The heat sink is attached to a heat producing element such that the rows of fingers are placed parallel to the direction of airflow in the housing. The fingers are spaced apart within a single row to generate turbulence in the airflow, and the rows are spaced apart to prevent the turbulence of one row from interfering with the turbulence of an adjacent row.