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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:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Diyanesh B. Chinnakkonda Vidyapoornachary, Bangalore, IN;
Ray C. Laning, Kasson, MN (US);
Tony E. Sawan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0623 (2013.01); G06F 3/0679 (2013.01);
Abstract
A memory module contains a set of contacts configured to contact a second set of contacts on a memory module connector when the memory module is removed from the connector. The contacts on the connector can be activated. The memory module is configured to erase data on the memory module in response to the set of contacts on the memory module contacting the set of contacts on the connector when the set of contacts on the connector is activated.