The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Arthur J. Higby, Cottekill, NY (US);
Camillo Sassano, Durham, NC (US);
Christopher M. Marroquin, Rochester, MN (US);
Brandon R. Christenson, Kasson, MN (US);
Kevin O'Connell, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1409 (2013.01); H05K 7/1489 (2013.01);
Abstract
A latch assembly includes a lever arm affixed to a latch pivot point of rotation with a cam having a connecting slot. A load mechanism is configured to apply a force on the latch pivot point to retain the lever arm in a first position. The load mechanism is tuned to apply the force along a tolerance range of operation of the latch assembly.