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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. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 05, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas A. Dodson, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
Housing with directed-flow cooling ( ) for computer ( ) provides auxiliary airflow for cooling a heat-sensitive component, such as CPU ( ). Housing ( ) includes partition ( ) that separates housing ( ) into a lower compartment ( ) for enclosing computer ( ) and an upper compartment ( ) for receiving ambient air through slots ( ). Partition ( ) includes vent opening ( ) above CPU ( ) that allows air to flow from upper compartment onto CPU ( ), directed by impingement fan ( ).