Inventor · Durham, NC, US

Mark E. Steinke

46Patents
13h-index
46Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 17, 2007 → Oct 10, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8493738B2 Cooled electronic system with thermal spreaders coupling electronics cards to cold rails Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
US8789384B2 Computer rack cooling using independently-controlled flow of coolants through a dual-section heat exchanger Electricity 56 Active
US7660109B2 Apparatus and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Active
US7969736B1 System for cooling memory modules Electricity 51 Active
US8659897B2 Liquid-cooled memory system having one cooling pipe per pair of DIMMs Physics 36 Active
US8638559B2 User-serviceable liquid DIMM cooling system Electricity 35 Active
US8913384B2 Thermal transfer structures coupling electronics card(s) to coolant-cooled structure(s) Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US8587943B2 Liquid-cooling memory modules with liquid flow pipes between memory module sockets Electricity 31 Active
US8687364B2 Directly connected heat exchanger tube section and coolant-cooled structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US8649177B2 Method of fabricating a cooled electronic system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8385069B2 Liquid coolant conduit secured in an unused socket for memory module cooling Physics 21 Active
US9027360B2 Thermoelectric-enhanced, liquid-based cooling of a multi-component electronic system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US9307674B2 Cooled electronic system with liquid-cooled cold plate and thermal spreader coupled to electronic component Electricity 14 Active
US9414523B2 Cooled electronic system with liquid-cooled cold plate and thermal spreader coupled to electronic component Electricity 11 Active
US9185830B2 Thermoelectric-enhanced, liquid-based cooling of a multi-component electronic system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US8139354B2 Independently operable ionic air moving devices for zonal control of air flow through a chassis Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US8444754B2 Electrostatic control of air flow to the inlet opening of an axial fan Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9936607B2 Fabricating cooled electronic system with liquid-cooled cold plate and thermal spreader Electricity 7 Active
US9930807B2 Fabricating cooled electronic system with liquid-cooled cold plate and thermal spreader Electricity 6 Active
US9668382B2 Coolant distribution unit for a multi-node chassis Electricity 6 Active
US8139355B2 Memory module connector having memory module cooling structures Electricity 6 Active
US7992454B2 Airflow bench with laminar flow element Physics 5 Active
US9875951B2 Heat sink with orientable fins Electricity 5 Active
US8493221B2 Filter fouling detection using comparative temperature rise analysis Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9696235B2 Managing water leakage from a water cooling system within a compute node Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.