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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Hendrik Pieter Jacobus De Bock, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jay Todd Labhart, Cary, NC (US);
Shakti Singh Chauhan, Guilderland, NY (US);
Graham Charles Kirk, Milton Keynes, GB;
Joo Han Kim, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal interface device having a containment structure and a thermal conductor is provided. Further, the containment structure includes at least one wall, where the containment structure is configured to facilitate passage of heat. Furthermore, the thermal interface device includes a thermal conductor disposed at least in a portion of the containment structure. Moreover, the thermal conductor is configured to reversibly switch between a solid state and a liquid state. Also, the thermal interface device is a re-workable device.