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Granted Patent B2
US 12,058,838 · App. 18/143,973 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Cold plate for power electronic systems

Inventors: Michael Hibbard (Long Beach, CA); Areg Parlakyan (Tujunga, CA); Gary Randall (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
H05K7/20254B60L53/22H05K7/20927B60L2210/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,058,838
App. No.
18/143,973
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An energy management unit (EMU) is disclosed. The EMU including: a cold plate sandwiched between a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second PCB, the cold plate comprising one or more magnetics; wherein the cold plate is configured to cool both the first PCB and the second PCB.

Claims (10)

1. A method of assembling magnetic leads of a cold plate, the method comprising:

inserting one or more screw terminals into a fixture;

placing magnetic component into the fixture, which locates the one or more screw terminals relative to a top surface of the magnetic component;

attaching one or more leads coming out of the magnetic component to the one or more screw terminals;

removing the magnetic component attached with the one or more leads from the fixture;

installing a magnetic end cap over the magnetic component; and

screwing on one or more cups to pull up the one or more screw terminals to a same height.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising placing the magnetic component having one or more screw terminals at the same height into the cold plate with a hold down fixture.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying varnish to one or more points of attachments attaching the one or more leads to the one or more screw terminals.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein attaching one or more leads coming out of the magnetic component to the one or more screw terminals comprises either soldering or welding the one or more leads to the one or more screw terminals.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME FROM FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC TO FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67779 FRAME 604. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Recorded Jan 30, 2026
From: AUTO MOTIVE POWER INC.
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 074572/0381 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2024
From: AUTO MOTIVE POWER INC.
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 067779/0604 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2023
From: HIBBARD, MICHAEL; PARLAKYAN, AREG; RANDALL, GARY
To: AUTO MOTIVE POWER, INC.
Reel/Frame 063555/0322 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17864865 · Jul 14, 2022
Provisional Application 63222802 · Jul 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230309261A1 · Sep 28, 2023