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Patent US8050036 - Liquid cooling unit and heat receiver therefor - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA heat receiver includes a casing defining a flow passage on a thermal conductive plate. The thermal conductive plate is received on an electronic component. An outflow nozzle has an inflow opening at the downstream end of the flow passage at a position outside the thermal conductive plate. Since the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8050036?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8050036 - Liquid cooling unit and heat receiver thereforAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8050036 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/878,621Publication dateNov 1, 2011Filing dateJul 25, 2007Priority dateJul 25, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101115374A, EP1890216A2, EP1890216A3, US20080024989Publication number11878621, 878621, US 8050036 B2, US 8050036B2, US-B2-8050036, US8050036 B2, US8050036B2InventorsMasumi Suzuki, Michimasa Aoki, Yosuke Tsunoda, Masuo Ohnishi, Masahiko HattoriOriginal AssigneeFujitsu LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (126), Non-Patent Citations (53), Referenced by (4), Classifications (18), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLiquid cooling unit and heat receiver therefor
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No. 10/934,783 published as and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0067066 are national stage of the same WO/2003/076677.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8289701 *Jul 25, 2007Oct 16, 2012Fujistu LimitedLiquid cooling unit and heat receiver thereforUS8789578 *Oct 26, 2006Jul 29, 2014Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaCooling structure for electric deviceUS20080024988 *Jul 25, 2007Jan 31, 2008Fujitsu LimitedLiquid cooling unit and heat receiver thereforUS20090095450 *Oct 26, 2006Apr 16, 2009Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaCooling structure for electric device* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification361/699, 361/702, 165/80.4, 165/185, 361/679.53, 361/701, 361/679.54, 165/104.33, 361/704International ClassificationG06F1/20, H05K7/20Cooperative ClassificationF28F9/0246, H01L2924/0002, G06F2200/201, F28F3/12, G06F1/203, F28F9/026European ClassificationG06F1/20PLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionSep 11, 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: FUJITSU LIMITED, JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SUZUKI, MASUMI;AOKI, MICHIMASA;TSUNODA, YOSUKE;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:019838/0376Effective date: 20070718Jan 31, 2012CCCertificate of correctionApr 15, 2015FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services