Patents by Inventor Rainier Viernes

Rainier Viernes 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for attaching a heat sink to a circuit board component
    Patent number: 6856511
    Abstract: A retainer directly attaches to a circuit board component and to a heat sink and secures the circuit board component to the heat sink. The retainer provides a mechanical attachment between the heat sink and the circuit board component. Such mechanical attachment maintains thermal communication between the heat sink and the circuit board component in the absence of a thermally conductive adhesive between the heat sink and the circuit board component for the operational life of the circuit board component. Furthermore, because the retainer attaches directly to the circuit board component and to the heat sink, the retainer minimizes the necessity for use of mounting holes in the circuit board associated with the circuit board component to secure the heat sink to the circuit board component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rainier Viernes, Michael Chern