US Patent 7957131 Electronic device thermal management

Patent 7957131 was granted and assigned to Intel on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Intel

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7957131

Date of Patent

June 7, 2011

Patent Application Number

12655147

Date Filed

December 23, 2009

Patent Primary Examiner

Boris L. Chervinsky

Patent abstract

An electronic device comprises a housing, at least one heat generating component in the housing, and at least one thermal management device in thermal communication with the at least one heat generating component, wherein the at least one thermal management device selectively allocates heat flow to one or more portions of the housing. Other embodiments may be described.