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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. 27, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Craig L. Boe, Nampa, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ; H01R 1/362 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ; H01R 1/362 ;
Abstract
The invention provides for an apparatus that secures one or more expansion boards to a motherboard. A single type of adjustable retention block can be used to engage and secure expansion boards of various sizes. The retention block secures an expansion board in a groove of the retention block along the edge of the expansion board. By this attachment, the retention block avoids contact with the electrical components of either the expansion board or the motherboard.