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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:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Christopher Combs, Portland, OR (US);
Arjang Fartash, Aloha, OR (US);
Tom E. Pearson, Beaverton, OR (US);
Raiyomand F. Aspandiar, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A retainer for a circuit board and method for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, a circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, an electronic component, a plurality of electric contacts between the circuit board and the electronic component, and a retainer. The retainer has a first component secured to the circuit board and a second component secured to the electronic component. The retainer allows for movement of the electronic component in a first direction towards the circuit board while simultaneously preventing movement of the circuit board and the electronic component in a second direction away from one another when the electric contacts melt.