US 11,061,450 C1 (13,249th)
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. 90/015,394, Jul. 17, 2025.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 11,061,450, issued Jul. 13, 2021, Appl. No. 16/661,872, Oct. 23, 2019.
Application 90/015,394 is a continuation of application No. 15/395,954, filed on Dec. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,509,446.
Claims priority of application No. 201511023351.5 (CN), filed on Dec. 30, 2015; and application No. 201611132425.3 (CN), filed on Dec. 9, 2016.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on May 5, 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
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-4, 6-9 and 13 is confirmed.
New claims 21 and 22 are added and determined to be patentable.
Claims 5, 10-12 and 14-20 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 opening and the second opening is above the heat exchange chamber;
a flow guidance plate disposed on the cover member;
a housing disposed on the flow guidance plate; and
an outer casing secured to the base plate and at least partially enclosing the cover member, the flow guidance plate, and the housing.
[ 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 opening and the second opening is above the heat exchange chamber;
a flow guidance plate disposed on the cover member;
a housing disposed on the flow guidance plate; and
an outer casing secured to the base plate and at least partially enclosing the cover member, the flow guidance plate, and the housing,
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.]
[ 22. 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 opening and the second opening is above the heat exchange chamber;
a flow guidance plate disposed on the cover member; and
a housing disposed on the flow guidance plate, wherein
the flow guidance plate at least partially defines a first cavity and a second cavity separated from the first cavity, and defines a first plate opening in fluid communication with the second cavity and a second plate opening in fluid communication with the first cavity,
the first cavity is in fluid communication with the heat exchange chamber via the first opening,
the flow guidance plate and the housing define a pumping chamber that is in fluid communication with the first cavity via the second plate opening,
the pumping chamber is in fluid communication with second cavity via the first plate opening, and
the pumping chamber is further defined by at least two extension portions, the at least two extension portions forming a channel that is in fluid communication with the first cavity via the second plate opening,
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.]