US 10,509,446 C1 (13,248th)
Cooling apparatus for electronic components
Shui-Fa Tsai, New Taipei (TW); and Fu-Lung Lin, New Taipei (TW)
Filed by COOLER MASTER CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to CMI USA, INC.
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,395, Jul. 17, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,509,446, issued Dec. 17, 2019, Appl. No. 15/395,954, Dec. 30, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 20151102335.1 (CN), filed on Dec. 30, 2015; and application No. 20161113242.5 (CN), filed on Dec. 9, 2016.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Apr. 28, 2026.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H10W 40/25 (2026.01); H10W 40/47 (2026.01); H10W 40/60 (2026.01)
CPC G06F 1/20 (2013.01) [H10W 40/47 (2026.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01); H10W 40/25 (2026.01); H10W 40/258 (2026.01); H10W 40/611 (2026.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
Attention is directed to the decision of Certain Liquid Coolers for Electronic Components in Computers, Components Thereof, Devices for Controlling Same, and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1394 (U.S.I.T.C.). This reexamination may not have resolved all questions raised by this decision. See 37 CFR 1.552(c) for ex parte reexamination and 37 CFR 1.906(c) for inter partes reexamination.
 
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-3, 5-9 and 14 is confirmed.
New claim 21 is added and determined to be patentable.
Claims 4, 10-13 and 15-20 were not reexamined.
1. A cooling apparatus, comprising:
a base plate configured to dissipate heat and including a heat exchange unit;
a cover member coupled to the base plate and at least partially enclosing the heat exchange unit, the cover member and the base plate defining a heat exchange chamber that includes the heat exchange unit, the cover member defining a first opening and a second opening, and the cover member being coupled to the base plate such that at least one of the first and second openings is above the heat exchange unit;
a flow guidance plate disposed on a top surface of the cover member and including a bottom surface facing the top surface of the cover member, wherein
the flow guidance plate at least partially defines a first cavity and a second cavity separated from the first cavity, and
the first cavity and the second cavity are defined on the bottom surface of the flow guidance plate; and
a housing disposed on the flow guidance plate.
[ 21. A cooling apparatus, comprising:
a base plate configured to dissipate heat and including a heat exchange unit;
a cover member coupled to the base plate and at least partially enclosing the heat exchange unit, the cover member and the base plate defining a heat exchange chamber that includes the heat exchange unit, the cover member defining a first opening and a second opening, and the cover member being coupled to the base plate such that at least one of the first and second openings is above the heat exchange unit;
a flow guidance plate disposed on a top surface of the cover member and including a bottom surface facing the top surface of the cover member, wherein
the flow guidance plate at least partially defines a first cavity and a second cavity separated from the first cavity, and
the first cavity and the second cavity are defined on the bottom surface of the flow guidance plate; and
a housing disposed on the flow guidance plate,
wherein the heat exchange chamber defined by the cover member and the base plate does not include any component other than the heat exchange unit.]