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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Joo Han Kim, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Graham Charles Kirk, Milton Keynes, GB;
Jay Todd Labhart, Cary, NC (US);
Binoy Milan Shah, Queensbury, NY (US);
Yogen Vishwas Utturkar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Pramod Charmarthy, Revere, MA (US);
Tao Deng, Shanghai, CN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A reusable phase-change thermal interface structure having a metal based foam and a fusible metal based alloy is provided. In a solid phase of the fusible metal based alloy the fusible metal based alloy is disposed at least in a portion of the metal based foam. Further, in a liquid phase of the fusible metal based alloy the fusible metal based alloy is disposed at least on a portion of one or more outer surfaces of the metal based foam.