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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:
Dec. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raschid J. Bezama, Mahopac, NY (US);
Raed A. Sherif, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus or device for exchanging heat from electronic components or heat sinks, and method thereof. More particularly, this invention is directed to heat sinks which incorporates an innovative thermo-mechanically actuated device which modulates the capability of the heat sink to dissipate heat, and method thereof.