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Set-top box having microperforations

US8902588B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

20Claims

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Assignee

Thomson Licensing · FR

Inventors

Darin Bradley Ritter · Indianapolis, US
Mickey Jay Hunt · Camby, US
Mark William Gysin · Noblesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 2, 2010
Grant date	Dec 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K7/20445
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The set-top box includes an outer casing having micro-perforations, an interior bottom frame having a centrally located heatsink, a circuit board on the bottom frame and a louvered heatsinking element over the circuit board and in thermal contact with the heatsink.

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