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Apparatus for cooling an integrated circuit chip
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-07-25
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Granted: 1996-04-09
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Expires: 2014-07-25
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for cooling an integrated circuit chip that comprises an air movement device, a plurality of mounting clips, and a plurality of fasteners. The mounting clips are for clipping the air movement device onto the integrated circuit chip. The fasteners fix the mounting clips to the air movement device. In addition, these fasteners have heads that provide spacing between the air movement device and the integrated circuit chip when the air movement device is clipped onto the integrated circuit chip by the mounting clips. This allows air to be moved over the integrated circuit chip by the air movement device in order to cool the integrated circuit chip.
Inventors
- 👤 Edmund Y. Kong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:28
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/40; H10W40/43
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for cooling an integrated circuit chip comprising: an air movement device; means for clipping said air movement device onto an integrated circuit chip; a plurality of fasteners for fixing said clipping means to said air movement device, each of said fasteners having a trunk fastened to said air movement device and a head that rests on said integrated circuit chip and provides spacing between said air movement device and said integrated circuit chip when said air movement device is clipped onto said integrated circuit chip by said clipping means so that air can be moved over said integrated circuit chip by said air movement device in order to cool said integrated circuit chip.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
115 words
An apparatus for cooling an integrated circuit chip comprising: an air movement device; means for clipping said air movement device onto an integrated circuit chip; a plurality of fasteners for fixing said clipping means to said air movement device, each of said fasteners having a trunk fastened to said air movement device and a head that rests on said integrated circuit chip and provides spacing between said air movement device and said integrated circuit chip when said air movement device is clipped onto said integrated circuit chip by said clipping means so that air can be moved over said integrated circuit chip by said air movement device in order to cool said integrated circuit chip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said air movement device comprises a fan assembly including a fan having a plurality of fan blades for moving air over said integrated circuit chip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein: said integrated circuit chip has an upper surface and a lower surface; and said clipping means includes a plurality of holding portions each shaped for contacting said lower surface of said integrated circuit chip for clipping said air movement device onto said integrated circuit chip over said upper surface of said integrated circuit chip so that air can be moved over said upper surface of said integrated circuit chip by said air movement device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
90 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein: said integrated circuit chip has an upper surface and a lower surface; and said clipping means including a plurality of mounting clips, each of said mounting clips having a holding portion shaped for contacting said lower surface of said integrated circuit chip for clipping said air movement device onto said integrated circuit chip over said upper surface of said integrated circuit chip so that air can be moved over said upper surface of said integrated circuit chip by said air movement device.
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