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(11) EP 1 207 366 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
29.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/35

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
28.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/13

(21) Application number: 01126385.2

(22) Date of filing: 07.11.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F28F 13/00(2006.01)
 H05K 7/20(2006.01)

(54)

Method of manufacturing a porous metal heat sink

Verfahren zur Herstellung einer porösen Metallwärmesenke

Procédé de fabrication d'un dissipateur thermique en métal poreux

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 07.11.2000 US 708183

(43) Date of publication of application:
22.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/21

(73) Proprietor: BAE Systems Land & Armaments, L.P.
Arlington, VA 22209 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • JOSEPH, Craig
    Santa Clara, CA 95050 (US)
  • ARNOLD, Kelly W.
    Santa Clara, CA 95050 (US)

(74) Representative: Fiener, Josef 
Patentanw. J. Fiener et col. P.O. Box 12 49
87712 Mindelheim
87712 Mindelheim (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 3 732 919
US-A- 4 884 169
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