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US3351698A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Heat sink mounting for semiconductor devices

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1964-11-13
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Granted: 1967-11-07
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Expires: 1984-11-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John C Marinace

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 03:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/02; H01S5/024; H01S5/02407; H01S5/02423; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/10; H10W40/30; H10W40/305; H01S5/022; H01S5/0235; H01S5/02355; H01S5/02365

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
A HEAT SINK MOUNTING COMPRISING A PAIR OF PLANAR MEMBERS FORMED OF RESILIENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND RIGIDLY SUPPORTED AT ONE END PORTION ON AN INSULATING SPACER IN PARALLEL ELECTRICALLY-INSULATED RELATIONSHIP, A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INSERTED BETWEEN THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID PLANER MEMBERS AND HAVING PLANAR AREAS DEFINING TERMINAL CONTACTS WHICH ARE DISPOSED ADJACENT TO OPPOSING SURFACES OF SAID PLANAR MEMBERS, A THIN FILM OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FORMED OVER AT LEAST SAID OPENING SURFACE AREAS OF SAID PLANER MEMBERS AND OVER SAID PLANAR AREAS OF SAID SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, THE THICKNESS OF SAID INSULATING SPACER BEING EFFECTIVE TO DETERMINE THE NORMAL SPACING BETWEEN SAID OPENING SURFACE AREAS OF SAID PLANAR MEMBERS SUCH THAT PRESSURE CONTACT IS MADE BETWEEN ENGAGING THIN FILMS ON SAID PLANAR MEMBERS AND SAID SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AT LEAST SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVELY BETWEEN SAID PLANAR MEMBERS AND SAID SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 143 words
A HEAT SINK MOUNTING COMPRISING A PAIR OF PLANAR MEMBERS FORMED OF RESILIENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND RIGIDLY SUPPORTED AT ONE END PORTION ON AN INSULATING SPACER IN PARALLEL ELECTRICALLY-INSULATED RELATIONSHIP, A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INSERTED BETWEEN THE OTHER END PORTION OF SAID PLANER MEMBERS AND HAVING PLANAR AREAS DEFINING TERMINAL CONTACTS WHICH ARE DISPOSED ADJACENT TO OPPOSING SURFACES OF SAID PLANAR MEMBERS, A THIN FILM OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FORMED OVER AT LEAST SAID OPENING SURFACE AREAS OF SAID PLANER MEMBERS AND OVER SAID PLANAR AREAS OF SAID SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, THE THICKNESS OF SAID INSULATING SPACER BEING EFFECTIVE TO DETERMINE THE NORMAL SPACING BETWEEN SAID OPENING SURFACE AREAS OF SAID PLANAR MEMBERS SUCH THAT PRESSURE CONTACT IS MADE BETWEEN ENGAGING THIN FILMS ON SAID PLANAR MEMBERS AND SAID SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AT LEAST SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVELY BETWEEN SAID PLANAR MEMBERS AND SAID SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-11-06 1971-05-08 1971-11-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-11-06 1975-05-08 1975-11-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-11-06 1979-05-08 1979-11-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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