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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2008
Applicant:
Thomas R. Metzger, Wheatfield, NY (US);
Inventor:
Thomas R. Metzger, Wheatfield, NY (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An enclosure or containment system for expansion cards includes first and second sub-enclosures that interengage to form an enclosure assembly that substantially surrounds the major surface areas of the expansion card while providing support along some of the edges thereof to provide a protected volume that physically protects and shields the electronic and electrical components on the expansion card while providing enhanced heat transfer therefrom.