International Business Machines Corporation

Dell USA L P

Bernd Bartyzel

Keith Allan Vanderlee

Steven A Duncan

Daniel A Fields

A retaining clip including a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end. A flange is fixedly attached at the first end of the shaft. The shaft and the flange are integrally formed. A plurality of retention members are resiliently attached to the shaft adjacent to the second end of the shaft. A helically wound spring is carried by the shaft and extends from adjacent to the flange towards the retention member. The retention clip may be used to attach a heat sink assembly to a printed circuit module. Each spring is capable of providing a force to engage the heat sink against the heat generating component with a constant force.

Apparatus and method for securing a heat sink to an electronic component in a computer system

A multi-pin probe including a printed circuit board with multiple electrically conductive vias, multiple probes, each probe inserted into one of the electrically conductive vias, and a housing having multiple cavities inserted over the multiple probes, each cavity having a first and a second aperture around one of the probes, the first aperture being smaller than the second aperture. In addition, a method of manufacturing a multi-pin probe including the steps of manufacturing a printed circuit board with multiple electrically conductive vias, inserting multiple probes into the electrically conductive vias, and inserting a housing having multiple cavities over the multiple probes, each cavity having a first and a second aperture around one of the probes, the first aperture being smaller than the second aperture.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Bernd Bartyzel