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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:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Fryers, Leighton Buzzard, GB;
Gerard MacManus, Lower Woodside, GB;
Michael Tate, Watford, GB;
Nicholas Foley, Musselburgh, GB;
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H65K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H65K 7/20 ;
Abstract
Cooling apparatus is used to cool equipment, for example electrical equipment, using a fan. In an embodiment described, the cooling apparatus comprises a duct for communication with the fan and for transporting air past the equipment. The duct may include a diffuser for improving the air flow in the duct.