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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:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald L Clemens, The Colony, TX (US);
Michael M Heatly, Arlington, TX (US);
Matthew C Smithers, Lewisville, TX (US);
Mark C Mellinger, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Assignee:
Thermalloy, Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165 803 ; 165185 ; 174 163 ; 257719 ; 361704 ; 361710 ;
Abstract
A heat dissipation system for a heat generating electronic device includes a releasable attachment assembly for removably securing a heat sink to a heat spreader plate thereof includes at least one spring clip for biasing the heat spreader plate into a secured engagement with the heat sink. The spring clips are adapted to allow easy engagement and/or disengagement of the heat sink from the heat spreader plate, thereby facilitating the use of variously configured heat sinks as part of the heat dissipation system.