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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. 10, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Gary F. Feierbach, Belmont, CA (US);
Gary F. Feierbach, Belmont, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a cooling device for removing heat from an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, the cooling device includes a conduit and a flexible channel having a first open end and a second closed end. The flexible channel's first open end has an internal width and is coupled with the conduit. The flexible channel is comprised of a resilient material having spring-like characteristics. In one embodiment, this material provides a spring-like restoring force when compressed. The cooling device also includes an interconnect mechanism between the conduit and the flexible channel to allow a gas or a fluid introduced within the conduit to move between the conduit and the flexible channel.