Thermal Corp.
120Patents
24Active
120Granted
45Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 22, 1982 → Nov 6, 2017 · 12 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5975841A | Heat pipe cooling for turbine stators | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 371 | Expired |
| US8100894B2 | Heat pipe for cautery surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 281 | Active |
| US6351381B1 | Heat management system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 163 | Expired |
| US6533029B1 | Non-inverted meniscus loop heat pipe/capillary pumped loop evaporator | Electricity | 98 | Expired |
| US6536510B2 | Thermal bus for cabinets housing high power electronics equipment | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 88 | Expired |
| US6578626B1 | Liquid cooled heat exchanger with enhanced flow | Electricity | 82 | Expired |
| US6889755B2 | Heat pipe having a wick structure containing phase change materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Expired |
| US6388882B1 | Integrated thermal architecture for thermal management of high power electronics | Electricity | 74 | Expired |
| US6657121B2 | Thermal management system and method for electronics system | Electricity | 73 | Expired |
| US6804117B2 | Thermal bus for electronics systems | Electricity | 70 | Expired |
| US6302192A | Integrated circuit heat pipe heat spreader with through mounting holes | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US6446706B1 | Flexible heat pipe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Expired |
| US6972365B2 | Thermal management system and method for electronics system | Electricity | 55 | Expired |
| US5822187A | Heat pipes inserted into first and second parallel holes in a block for transferring heat between hinged devices | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 54 | Expired |
| US6719039B2 | Liquid cooled heat exchanger with enhanced flow | Electricity | 51 | Expired |
| US6550530B1 | Two phase vacuum pumped loop | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US6131650A | Fluid cooled single phase heat sink | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US5818693A | Heat dissipating computer case having oriented fibers and heat pipe | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US5826645A | Integrated circuit heat sink with rotatable heat pipe | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US6997245B2 | Vapor chamber with sintered grooved wick | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US6830098B1 | Heat pipe fin stack with extruded base | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US7013956B2 | Heat pipe evaporator with porous valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 38 | Expired |
| US6771498B2 | Cooling system for hinged portable computing device | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US6367543B1 | Liquid-cooled heat sink with thermal jacket | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US6883594B2 | Cooling system for electronics with improved thermal interface | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.