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US 11,890,224 B2Granted
Cooling apparatuses with physically-powered, mechanical coolant pumps
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBudy Notohardjono, Yuanchen Hu, Robert K. Mullady, Milnes P. David, Levi Campbell
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods of fabrication are provided which include a mechanical coolant pump to facilitate pumping a coolant through a coolant loop. The mechanical coolant pump is to couple to an individual and be physically powered by a specified movement of the individual to pump coolant. Coolant pumped by the mechanical coolant pump is circulated by the coolant pump through a device associated with the individual to cool the device.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a mechanical coolant pump to facilitate pumping a coolant through a coolant loop, the apparatus to couple to an individual and the mechanical coolant pump being physically-powered by a specified movement of the individual to pump coolant;
- wherein the coolant pumped by the mechanical coolant pump comprises a liquid coolant, and the liquid coolant is circulated by the coolant loop through a device associated with the individual to cool the device;
- and
- a heat sink to cool the liquid coolant within the coolant loop.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a mechanical coolant pump to facilitate pumping a coolant through a coolant loop, the apparatus to couple to an individual and the mechanical coolant pump being physically-powered by a specified movement of the individual to pump coolant;
- wherein the coolant pumped by the mechanical coolant pump comprises a liquid coolant, and the liquid coolant is circulated by the coolant loop through a device associated with the individual to cool the device;
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- a heat sink to cool the liquid coolant within the coolant loop.
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A method comprising:
- providing a mechanical coolant pump to facilitate pumping a coolant through a coolant loop, the mechanical coolant pump being physically powered to pump coolant with a specified movement of an individual;
- the mechanical coolant pump being provided as part of a prosthesis to be worn by the individual, wherein in operation, the coolant pumped by the mechanical coolant pump comprises a liquid coolant and the liquid coolant is circulated by the coolant loop through a prosthetic socket of the prosthesis when worn by the individual to cool the prosthetic socket;
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- a heat sink to cool the liquid coolant within the coolant loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.