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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:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Noel Donahoe, Spring, TX (US);
Edward Joseph Brod, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361704 ; 174 152 ; 361700 ; 361715 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transferring heat from a PCMCIA card involves the use of an external heat transfer device for transferring heat from the PCMCIA card located inside a computer to the environment surrounding the computer housing. Heat may be transferred from the interior of the PCMCIA card to temporary heat sinks inside the card. An external heat transfer device may be connectable for heat transfer to the exterior. The heat transfer device may be releasably pluggable onto and unpluggable from the PCMCIA card.