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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:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary L. Bookhardt, Aloha, OR (US);
Shawn S. McEuen, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 ;
Abstract
A heat sink may be spring strapped onto a socketed processor using clips that engage the spring strap and that are pre-positioned on the circuit board. The clips may be C-shaped and may include an upper spring arm portion, a vertical portion, and a base which may be surface mounted to the circuit board. The upper spring arm of the C-shaped clip then releasably engages the spring strap to clamp the heat sink firmly onto the socketed processor.