Spray cooling system

(54) SPRAY COOLING SYSTEM

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

(75) Inventors: Chandrakant D. Patel, Fremont;

Cullen E. Bash, San Francisco, both of
CA (US)

(73) Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US)

( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.

(21) Appl. No.: 09/735,415

(22) Filed: Dec. 11, 2000

Related U.S. Application Data

(63) Continuation of application No. 09/395,092, filed on Sep. 13, 1999.

(51) Int. CI.7 F25D 23/12

(52) U.S. CI 62/259.2; 62/64; 165/80.4;

165/104.33

(58) Field of Search 62/259.2, 132,

62/118, 119, 165, 64; 165/104.33, 80.4;

361/699

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* cited by examiner

Primary Examiner—Henry Bennett
Assistant Examiner—Melvin Jones

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