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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:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mike MacGregor, Olympia, WA (US);
Michael T Crocker, Tacomoa, WA (US);
Thomas Wong, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Davison, Sumner, WA (US);
Rolf A Konstad, Gold River, CA (US);
David A Jones, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361720 ; 361704 ; 361707 ; 361694 ; 361695 ; 165 803 ; 165185 ; 16510434 ; 174 163 ; 174 161 ; 257718 ; 257719 ; 4034081 ; 24453 ;
Abstract
A fastener for an electronic assembly. The fastener may have a spring arm that extends from a stem. The fastener can attach a cover to a heat sink of an electronic assembly. The stem may be inserted into a boss of the cover. The spring arm may exert a force onto the heat sink to press the sink into an integrated circuit package of the assembly.