US Patent 7495922 Spring loaded heat sink retention mechanism

Patent 7495922 was granted and assigned to Intel on February, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Intel

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

74959220

Patent Inventor Names

Seri Lee0

Johan F. Ploeg0

Date of Patent

February 24, 2009

Patent Application Number

117295390

Date Filed

March 29, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

Boris L. Chervinsky

Patent abstract

Methods and apparatus to provide a spring loaded heat dissipative device retention mechanism are described. In one embodiment, one or more pins with spring portions are used to maintain a spring force between a heat dissipative device and a printed circuit board. Other embodiments are also described.