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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:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian Michael Kerrigan, Austin, TX (US);
M Lawrence Buller, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey William Young, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; H05K / ; A47B / ; F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361694 ; 361695 ; 361683 ; 361688 ; 361687 ; 3122232 ; 165 802 ;
Abstract
A computer has an internal chassis with a variety of electronic components including a power supply and a ventilation fan. The chassis is mounted within an enclosure which has having a ventilation port for exhaust air near a lower end. The power supply and ventilation fan are located at the bottom of the enclosure to lower the center of gravity of the computer and increase its overall stability while maintaining proper cooling efficiencies.