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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2020
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

David J. Braun, St. Charles, MN (US);

John R. Dangler, Rochester, MN (US);

Timothy P. Younger, Rochester, MN (US);

James D. Bielick, Pine Island, MN (US);

Stephen Michael Hugo, Stewartville, MN (US);

Theron Lee Lewis, Rochester, MN (US);

Jennifer I. Bennett, Rochester, MN (US);

Timothy Jennings, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/6595 (2011.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01); H01R 12/70 (2011.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); H01R 12/58 (2011.01); H01R 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6595 (2013.01); H01R 12/7064 (2013.01); H05K 1/0209 (2013.01); H05K 7/20 (2013.01); H05K 9/0028 (2013.01); H01R 11/18 (2013.01); H01R 12/585 (2013.01); Y10S 439/948 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for grounding a heatsink utilizing an EMC spring press-fit pin includes a printed circuit board, a logic chip, a heatsink, and a grounding member, where the grounding member includes an integrated spring and a first terminal pin at a first end of the grounding member. The logic chip is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board and the heatsink is disposed on a top surface of the logic chip. The first terminal pin at the first end of the grounding member is disposed in a plated-through hole of the printed circuit, where the grounding member is configured to electrically couple the heatsink to the printed circuit board.


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