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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2013
Applicant:

Thomson Licensing, Issy de Moulineaux, FR;

Inventors:

Mickey Jay Hunt, Camby, IN (US);

Christopher Michael William Proctor, Westfield, IN (US);

Assignee:

THOMSOM LICENSING, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H01L 23/467 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20154 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); H01L 23/467 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20172 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a circuit board having heat generating components thereon. The electronic device further includes a heat sink with air current generating electric device assembly, disposed over the circuit board, through which heat from the circuit board and the components thereon is released. The heat sink with air current generating electric device assembly includes a heat sink having a solid central core and a plurality of fins protruding from the core. The heat sink with air current generating electric device assembly further includes an air current generating electric device disposed over the heat sink and having an air intake facing a top of the heat sink and an exhaust opening directed parallel to a plane of the circuit board.


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