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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:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard MacManus, Bedfordshire, GB;
Bruce Fryers, Bedfordshire, GB;
Nicholas Foley, Musselburgh Midlothian, GB;
Michael Tate, Hertfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 7/00 ;
Abstract
A cooling apparatus for cooling an electrical device using a flow of coolant comprises a cooling unit . The cooling unit is in contact with the device and includes a channel for transporting the coolant past the device . In a preferred embodiment, the sectional area of the channel decreases between the inlet and the outlet of the channel . The velocity of the flow of coolant past the device can be modified, thus improving the efficiency of cooling.