Patent ID: 8136577

Claim:
A heat dissipation device, comprising: a housing, said housing comprising at least a first inlet plenum and at least a first outlet plenum, said housing defining a plurality of first plenum heat transfer chambers, each said first plenum heat transfer chamber communicating directly with said first inlet plenum on a first side of said first plenum heat transfer chamber and communicating directly with said first outlet plenum on a second side of said first plenum heat transfer chamber; and at least one heat transfer element positioned in each said heat transfer chamber, each said heat transfer element comprising a base and a plurality of protrusions, said housing comprising a housing back wall, said housing back wall defining a plurality of back wall openings, each said heat transfer element being positioned with its base in contact with said housing back wall and its protrusions extending through one of said back wall openings, said base being on one side of said housing back wall and at least a portion of each of said protrusions being on an opposite side of said housing back wall.