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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
David Mulford Shaddock, Troy, NY (US);
Deng Tao, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Hendrik Pieter Jacobus DE Bock, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Dalong Zhong, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Michael Eastman, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Kevin Matthew Durocher, Waterford, NY (US);
Stanton Earl Weaver, Jr., Northville, NY (US);
David Mulford Shaddock, Troy, NY (US);
Deng Tao, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Hendrik Pieter Jacobus De Bock, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Dalong Zhong, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Michael Eastman, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Kevin Matthew Durocher, Waterford, NY (US);
Stanton Earl Weaver, Jr., Northville, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An article and method of forming the article is disclosed. The article includes a heat source, a heat-sink, and a thermal interface element having a plurality of freestanding nanosprings, a top layer, and a bottom layer. The nanosprings, top layer, and the bottom layers of the article include at least one inorganic material. The article can be prepared using a number of methods including the methods such as GLAD and electrochemical deposition.