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Ruggedized computer capable of operating in high-temperature environments

US8031464B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34References

23Claims

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Assignee

Intergraph Technologies Company · US

Inventors

Casey R. Adkins · Hazel Green, US
Charles A. Abare · Athens, US
Andrew J. Ornatowski · Toney, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 8, 2009
Grant date	Oct 4, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/20
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer that has a housing with walls that form a substantially sealed interior cavity from an exterior environment. The computer includes a plurality of computer components within the interior cavity. The computer also includes at least one heat sink for dissipating thermal energy into the exterior environment. A cooling element is thermally coupled to the heat sink and at least one of the computer components to transfer thermal energy from the computer component into the heat sink and the exterior environment.

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