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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2001
Lewis S. Wayburn, Irmo, SC (US);
Derek E. Gage, Irmo, SC (US);
Andrew M. Hayes, Columbia, SC (US);
R. Walton Barker, Lexington, SC (US);
David W. Niles, Irmo, SC (US);
Kryotech, Inc., West Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for cooling a computer's microprocessor includes a thermal housing having a receiving aperture in alignment with the microprocessor. A thermal head is inserted into and guided by the receiving aperture such that a cooled surface of the thermal head will be in thermal contact with the microprocessor. The thermal head defines a flow channel for passage of a refrigerant fluid so as to cause cooling at the cooled surface. A clamping arrangement is attached to the mounting structure to maintain the thermal head in operative position. The apparatus further includes a refrigeration system in fluid communication with the flow channel of the thermal head to supply refrigerant fluid thereto.