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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Albert V. Makley, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas M. Cipolla, Katonah, NY (US);
Thomas R. Hildner, Austin, TX (US);
Vinod Kamath, Raleigh, NC (US);
Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Yamato, JP;
Lawrence S. Mok, Brewster, NY (US);
Fusanobu Nakamura, Yamato, JP;
Albert V. Makley, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas M. Cipolla, Katonah, NY (US);
Thomas R. Hildner, Austin, TX (US);
Vinod Kamath, Raleigh, NC (US);
Fumitoshi Kiyooka, Yamato, JP;
Lawrence S. Mok, Brewster, NY (US);
Fusanobu Nakamura, Yamato, JP;
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., , SG;
Abstract
A fansink arrangement for a laptop computer wherein two distinct patterns of air intake can be employed. Particularly, dual air intakes of the laptop can be managed and controlled depending upon an operating mode of the computer. Thus, when the computer is in a 'stand alone' mode, only one air intake is employed while in a 'docking' mode of the computer two air intakes are employed.