Patent ID: 8418478

Claim:
A cooling apparatus for removing heat, said cooling apparatus comprising: a low profile unitary member having an evaporator portion and a condenser portion, the evaporator portion being thermally exposed to a heat generating component, the condenser portion being disposed at an elevated angle with respect to the evaporator portion; a thermoelectric cooler disposed between, and thermally exposed to, the heat generating component and the evaporator portion; a plurality of microtubes disposed within the low profile unitary member, the plurality of microtubes having a heat transfer fluid contained therein; wherein heat is transferred, via the thermoelectric cooler, from the heat generating component to the heat transfer fluid contained with the microtubes located within the evaporator portion; wherein heated heat transfer fluid migrates to the condenser portion of the low profile unitary member by way of the microtubes; wherein the heat transfer fluid is cooled in the condenser portion of the low profile unitary member; and wherein the heat transfer fluid is returned to the evaporator section after cooling.