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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Laurence R. Mccolloch, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Zuowei Shen, Fremont, CA (US);
Laurence R. McColloch, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Zuowei Shen, Fremont, CA (US);
Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A floating heat sink device is provided that attaches to a cage in a floating configuration that enables the heat sink device to move, or 'float', as the parallel optical communications device secured to the cage moves relative to the cage. Because the heat sink device floats with movement of the parallel optical communications device, at least one surface of the parallel optical communications device maintains continuous contact with at least one surface of the heat sink device at all times. Ensuring that these surfaces are maintained in continuous contact at all times ensures that heat produced by the parallel optical communications device will be transferred into and absorbed by the floating heat sink device.