Flat heat pipe and method for manufacturing the same

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PATENT NO 8667684
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12824504

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An exemplary flat heat pipe includes a hollow, flattened casing and a first wick structure and a second wick structure received in the casing. The casing includes a top plate and a bottom plate opposite to the top plate. The first wick structure is formed by weaving wires, and the second wick structure is made of sintered metal powder. The first and second wick structures are disposed at inner sides of the bottom and top plates of the casing, respectively. The first and second wick structures contact each other. The casing defines two vapor channels at opposite lateral sides of the combined first and second wick structures, respectively. A method for manufacturing the heat pipe is also provided.

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FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD(236)NO 3-2 CHUNG SHAN ROAD TU-CHENG DIST NEW TAIPEI 236
FURUI PRECISE COMPONENT (KUNSHAN) CO LTDNO 635 FOXCONN ROAD HI-TECH INDUSTRY PARK DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT KUNSHAN CITY JIANGSU PROVINCE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheng, Nien-Tien Taipei Hsien, TW 51 310
Dai, Sheng-Liang KunShan, CN 23 127
Liu, Jin-Peng KunShan, CN 10 67
Liu, Yue KunShan, CN 361 3591
Wu, Sheng-Lin Tu-Cheng, TW 15 86
Zhou, Sheng-Guo KunShan, CN 7 61

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