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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. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Juha Tapani Paavola, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Kari Pekka Johannes Mansukoski, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Sami M. Heinisuo, Dallas, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/18 (2026.01); H05K 1/182 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/182 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10378 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10393 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10734 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printed circuit board (PCB) is enhanced with an edge stiffener structure. The edge stiffener structure may be fastened to the PCB in a variety of ways, including using solder, adhesive, or removably attaching with snaps. Removably attached edge stiffening structures may be reused. Edge stiffener structures can overlap on one or both surfaces of a PCB. Some edge stiffener structures include extensions that fit into C-clamps and D-clamps.