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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. 26, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D Hood, III, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Peter Liu, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361687 ; 361700 ; 16510433 ;
Abstract
A portable computer includes a chassis having a heat producing electronic component mounted therein. A heat sink is mounted in the chassis adjacent the component. A heat pipe has a first end rotatably connected to the heat sink and extends to a second end engaged with the component. The heat pipe is rotatable so as to move the second end into and out of engagement with the component.