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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:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L Terpstra, Ames, IA (US);
Barbara K Lograsso, Ames, IA (US);
Iver E Anderson, Ames, IA (US);
Jeffrey A Moore, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
419 36 ; 419 44 ; 419 47 ; 419 48 ; 419 54 ; 419 55 ;
Abstract
A heat sink composed of thermally conductive particles dispersed in a monolithic structure having a continuous microstructure; and the method of forming a heat sink by molding the heat sink from a thermoplastic or epoxy material which has been filled with thermally conductive particles, debinding the molded heat sink and densifying the debound heat sink into a monolithic structure.