Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Thermal Corp.

120Patents
24Active
120Granted
45Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 1982 → Nov 6, 2017 · 12 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.