ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,701,682, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Cooling system for power electronics units" was invented by Michael Robert Garrabrant (Dunlap, Ill.) and Eric Matthew Andris (Dunlap, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooling system for a power electronics unit includes a heatsink arrangement and multiple blocks. The heatsink arrangement includes first and second heatsinks to receive a coolant flow. The first heatsink includes first openings and the second heatsink includes second openings. Blocks are positioned between the heatsinks. Each block defines a flow regulation feature such that coolant flows betwe...