US 12,005,148 B2
Coolant-cooled heat sink(s) with associated ultra-violet light assembly
Hongqing Zhang, Hopewell Junction, NY (US); David J. Lewison, LaGrangeville, NY (US); Frank L. Pompeo, Redding, CT (US); James Busby, New Paltz, NY (US); Jay A. Bunt, Esopus, NY (US); Joyce E. Molinelli Acocella, Poughquag, NY (US); Madhana Sunder, Poughkeepsie, NY (US); and Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., LaGrangeville, NY (US)
Assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,356.
Prior Publication US 2022/0347327 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/10 (2006.01); F21V 29/58 (2015.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/10 (2013.01) [F21V 29/59 (2015.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); H05K 7/20763 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus to facilitate cooling one or more electronic components, the apparatus comprising:
a coolant-cooled heat sink through which coolant passes to facilitate cooling the coolant-cooled heat sink, the coolant-cooled heat sink including a base surface coupled to the one or more electronic components to facilitate cooling the one or more electronic components; and
an ultra-violet (UV) light assembly associated with the coolant-cooled heat sink to direct UV light towards an interior surface of the coolant-cooled heat sink across which the coolant passes, to inhibit bacterial growth on the interior surface of the coolant-cooled heat sink.