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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:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Burhan Ozmat, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Intersil Americas Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/100 ; B21D 5/306 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 1/100 ; B21D 5/306 ;
Abstract
A heat exchanger and method for cooling power electronics modules. The power electronics module transferring heat generated during operation to the heat exchanger through a thermal base of the power module. The heat exchanger being directly bonded to the thermal base and comprising a metal foam. The metal foam having a network of metal ligaments forming numerous open cells to provide porosity. The metal ligaments are aligned to provide a higher metal density in cross-sectional planes of the foam perpendicular to the intended direction of heat flow.