Patent ID: 11937403
Assignee: LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A heatsink, comprising:
a base;
a plurality of heat-generating devices; and
a plurality of fins, configured to be disposed in an air flow, that extend orthogonally from the base,
the plurality of fins having at least one of a height, an inter-fin spacing, or a thickness that varies in a direction of the air flow,
at least one fin, of the plurality of fins, having a first surface area in a first cross-section of the heatsink, and a second surface area in a second cross-section of the heatsink,
the plurality of heat-generating devices being attached to the base of the heatsink on a side of the heatsink opposite the plurality of fins,
a first set of heat-generating devices, of the plurality of heat-generating devices, are attached opposite a portion of the at least one fin that has the first surface area, and
a second set of heat-generating devices, of the plurality of heat-generating devices, are attached opposite another portion of the at least one fin that has the second surface area.