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App. No. 11/108,562

Reinforcement of electrical connections in electronic devices

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App. No.
11/108,562
Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention is an electronic device that includes: (a) a connector; (b) a contact pad; and (c) a structure adapted to urge the connector toward the contact pad, wherein at least a portion of the structure is aligned with at least a portion of the connector.

Claims (21)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a connector;

a contact pad; and

a structure adapted to urge the connector toward the contact pad, wherein at least a portion of the structure is aligned with at least a portion of the connector.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the connector is disposed on a first side of a printed circuit board, and the structure is disposed on a printed circuit board cover, which printed circuit board cover is disposed over a second side of the printed circuit board.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the connector is disposed on a first side of a printed circuit board, the structure is disposed on a second side of the printed circuit board, and a printed circuit board cover is disposed over the second side of the printed circuit board.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the connector is disposed on a first side of a printed circuit board, the structure is an extruded feature of a printed circuit board cover, which printed circuit board cover is disposed over a second side of the printed circuit board.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the connector is disposed on a first side of a printed circuit board, the structure is an extruded feature of a second side of the printed circuit board, and a printed circuit board cover is disposed over the second side of the printed circuit board.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure comprises steel.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure comprises non-conductive material.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure and the connector are disposed on different sides of a printed circuit board.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure is disposed between a first side of a printed circuit board and a printed circuit board cover; and the connector is disposed on a second side of the printed circuit board.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 wherein the structure is an insert.

12 . The electronic device of claim 9 wherein the structure has a height that is larger than a distance between the printed circuit board and the printed circuit board cover.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure comprises an area of contact having a shape of a rectangle.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure comprises an area of contact having a shape of a rectangle with round comers.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure comprises an area of contact having a shape of an oval.

16 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure comprises one or more ridges.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 wherein the one or more ridge structures are parallel with an orientation of the connector.

18 . The electronic device of claim 1 wherein the structure comprises one or more bump structures.

19 . The electronic device of claim 1 comprising a disk drive.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NO. 16/990,698 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058294 FRAME 0010. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 21, 2022
From: TRU OPTIK DATA CORP.; NEUSTAR INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.; NEUSTAR DATA SERVICES, INC.; TRUSTID, INC.; NEUSTAR, INC.; NEUSTAR IP INTELLIGENCE, INC.; MARKETSHARE PARTNERS, LLC; SONTIQ, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 059846/0157 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: TRU OPTIK DATA CORP.; NEUSTAR INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.; NEUSTAR DATA SERVICES, INC.; TRUSTID, INC.; NEUSTAR, INC.; NEUSTAR IP INTELLIGENCE, INC.; MARKETSHARE PARTNERS, LLC; SONTIQ, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 058294/0010 →
GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: EBUREAU, LLC; IOVATION, INC.; SIGNAL DIGITAL, INC.; TRANS UNION LLC; TRANSUNION HEALTHCARE, INC.; TRANSUNION INTERACTIVE, INC.; TRANSUNION RENTAL SCREENING SOLUTIONS, INC.; TRANSUNION TELEDATA LLC; AGGREGATE KNOWLEDGE, LLC; TRU OPTIK DATA CORP.; NEUSTAR INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.; TRUSTID, INC.; NEUSTAR, INC.; NEUSTAR IP INTELLIGENCE, INC.; MARKETSHARE PARTNERS, LLC; SONTIQ, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
Reel/Frame 058294/0161 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2005
From: NGUYEN, LONG V.; TSENG, YI-MING
To: RIOSPRING, INC.
Reel/Frame 016486/0969 →