ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,309,565, issued on May 20, was assigned to SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS (Rueil Malmaison, France).
"Heat sink vent" was invented by Gabriel Bouvigne (Rueil Malmaison, France), Charles-Efflam Martin De Montaudry (Rueil Malmaison, France) and Gilles Bourgoin (Rueil Malmaison, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Equipment includes a speaker enclosure comprising a chamber, a loudspeaker, and a vent; an electronic component; a heat sink device arranged to dissipate the heat generated by the electronic component and comprising both the vent and also a thermally conductive element that extends from an end of the vent and that is thermally coupled w...