Application No.: 13/269,234
`Attorney Docket No.: 10494.0003-01000
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replaceall prior versions andlistings of claimsin the
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`application:
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`1.
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`(Currently amended) A cooling system for a heat-generating component, comprising:
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`a double-sided chassis adapted to mount a pumpconfiguredto circulate a cooling liquid,
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`the pump comprising a stator and an impeller, the impeller being positioned #-a-+eeess on the
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`underside of the chassis and the stator being positioned on the upperside of the chassis and
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`isolated from the cooling liquid;
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`a reservoir adapted to pass the cooling liquid therethrough, the reservoir including:
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`a pump chamber fermedbytherecess-andincluding the impeller and formed
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`below the chassis, the pump chamber being defined byat least an impeller cover having one or
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`more passages for the cooling liquid to pass through;
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`a thermal exchange chamber formed below the pump chamberandvertically
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`spaced apart from the pump chamber, the pump chamberandthe thermal exchange chamber
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`being separate chambersthat are fluidly coupled together by the one or more passages; and
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`a heat-exchanginginterface, the heat-exchanging interface forming a boundary
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`wall of the thermal exchange chamber, and configured to be placed in thermal contact with a
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`surface of the heat-generating component; and
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`a heatradiator fluidly coupled to the reservoir and configured to dissipate heat from the
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`cooling liquid.
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`Attorney Docket No.: 10494.0003-01000
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replaceall prior versions andlistings of claimsin the
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`application:
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`1.
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`(Currently amended) A cooling system for a heat-generating component, comprising:
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`a double-sided chassis adapted to mount a pumpconfiguredto circulate a cooling liquid,
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`the pump comprising a stator and an impeller, the impeller being positioned #-a-+eeess on the
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`underside of the chassis and the stator being positioned on the upperside of the chassis and
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`isolated from the cooling liquid;
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`a reservoir adapted to pass the cooling liquid therethrough, the reservoir including:
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`a pump chamber fermedbytherecess-andincluding the impeller and formed
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`below the chassis, the pump chamber being defined byat least an impeller cover having one or
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`more passages for the cooling liquid to pass through;
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`a thermal exchange chamber formed below the pump chamberandvertically
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`spaced apart from the pump chamber, the pump chamberandthe thermal exchange chamber
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`being separate chambersthat are fluidly coupled together by the one or more passages; and
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`a heat-exchanginginterface, the heat-exchanging interface forming a boundary
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`wall of the thermal exchange chamber, and configured to be placed in thermal contact with a
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`surface of the heat-generating component; and
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`a heatradiator fluidly coupled to the reservoir and configured to dissipate heat from the
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`cooling liquid.
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`Application No.: 13/269,234
`Attorney Docket No.: 10494.0003-01000
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`2.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the chassis shields the stator
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`from the cooling liquid in the reservoir.
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`3.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the heat-exchanginginterface
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`includesa first side and a second side opposite thefirst side, and wherein the heat-exchanging
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`interface contacts the cooling liquid in the thermal exchange chamberonthefirst side and the
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`heat-exchanging interface is configured to be in thermal contact with the surface of the heat-
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`generating component on the secondside.
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`4.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 3, wherein thefirst side of the heat-
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`exchanging interface includes features that are adapted to increase heat transfer from the heat-
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`exchanging interface to the cooling liquid in the thermal exchange chamber.
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`5.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 4, wherein the features includeat least one
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`of pins orfins.
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`6.
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`(Cancelled).
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`Application No.: 13/269,234
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`7.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 1, wherein a passageof the one or more
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`passages that fluidly couple the pump chamberand the thermal exchange chamberis offset from
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`a center of the impeller.
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`8.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the impeller includes a
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`plurality of curved blades.
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`9.
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`(Cancelled).
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`10.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 1, wherein the heat-exchanging interface
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`includes one of copper and aluminum.
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`11.
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`(Original) The cooling system ofclaim 1, wherein the heat radiatoris fluidly
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`coupled to the reservoir using flexible conduits, and the heat radiator is configured to be
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`positioned remote from the reservoir.
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`12.
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`(Original) A cooling system for a computer system, comprising:
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`a centrifugal pump adapted tocirculate a cooling liquid, the pumpincluding:
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`an impeller exposed to the cooling liquid; and
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`a stator isolated from the cooling liquid;
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`a reservoir configured to be thermally coupled to a heat-generating componentofthe
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`computer system, the reservoir including:
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`a thermal exchange chamberadapted to be positioned in thermal contact with the
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`heat-generating component;
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`a separate pump chambervertically spaced part from the thermal exchange
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`chamber and coupled with the thermal exchange chamberthrough one or more passages
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`configured for fluid communication between the pump chamber andthe thermal exchange
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`chamber, and wherein at least one of the one or more passagesis offset from a center of the
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`impeller.
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`13.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 12, wherein a top wall ofthe reservoir
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`physically separates the impeller from thestator.
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`14.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 12, wherein the thermal exchange
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`chamberincludes a heat-exchange interface configured to be placed in thermal contact with the
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`heat-generating component.
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`15.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 12, further including aheat radiator
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`fluidly coupled to the reservoir using flexible conduits, wherein the heat radiator is configured to
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`be positioned remote from the reservoir.
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`16.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 12, wherein the fluid passagethat is offset
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`from the center of the impeller is positioned tangentially to the circumference of the impeller.
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`17.
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`(Original) A cooling system for a heat-generating component, comprising:
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`a pump adapted to circulate a cooling liquid, the pumpincluding:
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`an impeller exposed to the cooling liquid; and
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`a stator isolated from the cooling liquid;
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`a reservoir including an impeller cover, an intermediate member and a heat exchange
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`interface, wherein a top wall of the reservoir and the impeller cover define a pump chamberfor
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`housing the impeller, and the intermediate member and the heat exchangeinterface define a
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`thermal exchange chamber, the pump chamberandthe thermal exchange chamberbeing spaced
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`apart from each other in a vertical direction and fluidly coupled together; and
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`whereina first side of the heat-exchanging interface is in contact with a cooling
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`liquid in the thermal exchange chamber and a secondside of the heat-exchanging interface
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`opposite the first side is configured to be placed in thermal contact with a surface of the heat-
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`generating component; and
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`a liquid-to-air heat exchangerfluidly coupled to the reservoir using flexible conduits, the
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`heat exchanger being configured to be positioned remote from the reservoir.
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`18.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 17, wherein the impeller cover includes a
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`first openingradially offset from a center of the impeller and the intermediate memberincludes a
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`second passage thatis aligned with the first opening, the first and the second opening being
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`configuredto direct the cooling liquid from the pump chamberinto the thermal exchange
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`chamber.
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`19.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 17, wherein thefirst side of the heat-
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`exchanging interface includes at least one ofpinsorfins.
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`20.
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`(Original) The cooling system of claim 17, wherein the top wall of the reservoir
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`extends betweenthe stator and the impeller and shields the stator from the cooling liquid in the
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`reservoir.
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