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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Kevin Michael Williams, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Kevin Michael Williams, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A heat sink for a smart card, the heat sink having a contact plate having a contact surface, a riser extending upward from the contact plate, and a hook extending upward from the contact plate and located opposite the riser is disclosed. A smart card socket having a frame having a slot for receiving a smart card, the slot being defined by at least one wall, and a smart card heat sink at least partially abutted to the at least one wall is also disclosed. Finally, a method of transferring heat energy away from a smart card, comprising the steps of associating a smart card heat sink with a smart card socket and positioning at least a portion of the smart card heat sink between at least a portion of a smart card and at least a portion of the smart card socket is disclosed.