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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); H01R 12/73 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/6272 (2013.01); G06F 1/185 (2013.01); H01R 12/73 (2013.01); H01R 12/737 (2013.01); H05K 7/1409 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory module, a motherboard, and a latch assembly coupled to the memory module and the motherboard are described, the latch assembly including a connector coupled to the motherboard, a first lever coupled to the connector via a first pivot point, an load member extending through an opening in the first lever, a second lever coupled to the load member via a second pivot point, and a spring to bias the load member away from the opening in the first lever. The latch assembly may be used as a dual inline memory module (DIMM) retention assembly for compression mount technology (CMT) and land grid array (LGA) connector loading.