Patents by Inventor Konomi Shimada

Konomi Shimada 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).

  • Intermediate load mechanism for a semiconductor package
    Patent number: 7438580
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a load frame to be affixed to a primary surface of a circuit board adjacent to a socket, a load plate having a proximal portion rotatably adapted to the load frame and a distal portion having a tongue member to be locked by a shoulder member adapted to the circuit board on a side of the socket opposite to the frame, and a load lever to mate the load plate to the load frame, where the load lever is rotatable from an open position to an engaged position to lock the tongue member of the load plate under a head of the shoulder member. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Aoki, Tod A. Byquist, Konomi Shimada