Patents by Inventor Darul J. Nelson

Darul J. Nelson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Processor card assembly including a heat sink attachment plate and an EMI/ESD shielding cage
    Patent number: 5838542
    Abstract: The processor card assembly of the present invention includes a processor card, a metallic plate and a back cover. The processor card includes a circuit board having a processor mounted thereto. The circuit board includes a first and a second plurality of fastening features. The metallic plate has a third and a fourth plurality of fastening features. The third plurality of fastening features cooperate with the first plurality of fastening features for physically attaching and thermally coupling the processor to the metallic plate, to serve as a base for further thermally coupling the processor to a heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Darul J. Nelson, James V. Noval, Ricardo E. Suarez, Mostafa A. Aghazadeh