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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. 14, 1999
Filed:
May. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel N Donahoe, Spring, TX (US);
Henry E Mecredy, III, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361704 ; 361687 ; 361688 ; 361689 ; 361696 ; 361698 ; 361699 ; 361701 ; 361720 ; 165 803 ; 165 804 ; 174 151 ;
Abstract
An apparatus, such as a computer, comprises a housing having an interior portion into which a printed circuit board may be inserted. The printed circuit board, when inserted, is supported by a support structure. A spring mechanism resiliently supports a heat sink structure in contact with a major side portion of the inserted printed circuit board. During operation, fluid flows in thermal transfer relationship with the heat sink structure. In this manner, heat is transferred from the heat sink structure to the fluid.