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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:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Matthew Thomsen, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method of installing computer components, such as dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), by associating a subset of component connectors with a logical connector group that is to be concurrently populated, and color-coding the socket connectors to identify the subset of connectors. The DIMMs are attached to the socket connectors in the identified subset of socket connectors. The color-coding may be accomplished using color-coded retention tabs attached to the connectors, or by coloring the whole body of each socket connector.