Systems and methods for dissipating heat in an enclosure

US8976525B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8976525-B2
Application numberUS-201213562336-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 31, 2012
Priority dateJul 31, 2012
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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An enclosure is presented. The enclosure includes an outer casing having one or more walls. Further, the enclosure includes a synthetic jet assembly configured to dissipate heat from the one or more walls, where the synthetic jet assembly includes a bracket operatively coupled to the one or more walls of the outer casing and two or more synthetic jets operatively coupled to the bracket, where the two or more synthetic jets are arranged in a multi-dimensional array.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An enclosure, comprising: an outer casing having one or more walls; a synthetic jet assembly configured to dissipate heat from the one or more walls and comprising: a bracket operatively coupled to the one or more walls of the outer casing; and two or more synthetic jets operatively coupled to the bracket such that the two or more synthetic jets are spaced apart from a surface of the one or more walls of the outer casing, wherein the two or more…

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What does patent US8976525B2 cover?
An enclosure is presented. The enclosure includes an outer casing having one or more walls. Further, the enclosure includes a synthetic jet assembly configured to dissipate heat from the one or more walls, where the synthetic jet assembly includes a bracket operatively coupled to the one or more walls of the outer casing and two or more synthetic jets operatively coupled to the bracket, where t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
De Bock Hendrik Pieter Jacobus, Gross Jr William Earl, Whalen Bryan Patrick, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/20. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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