Patent 7942194 was granted and assigned to Fujikura on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A heat sink, wherein a plurality of heat radiation fins are mounted on a base plate to which an electronic device is attached in a heat transmittable manner. The heat radiation fins are erected vertically and in parallel with each other on the reverse face of the base plate to which the electron device is contacted, and extended laterally from the base plate. A heat pipe transports heat between the extended portion of the heat radiation fins and the base plate.