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Thermal management of very small form factor projectors with synthetic jets

US8388142B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nuventix, Inc. · US

Inventors

Lee M. Jones · Austin, US
Samuel N. Heffington · Austin, US
Raghavendran Mahalingam · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2007
Grant date	Mar 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S165/908
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermal management device (401) is provided which comprises a synthetic jet actuator (403) and a heat sink (405) comprising a fin (407). The fin has at least one interior channel (409) defined therein which has first and second openings that are in fluidic communication with each other. The synthetic jet actuator is adapted to direct a synthetic jet into said channel.

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