SPRING CLIP FOR ATTACHING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TO A HEAT SINK AND AN ASSEMBLY UTILIZING THE SAME - Patent 0966643

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EP 0 966 643 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/52

(21)	Application number: 98910047.0

(22)	Date of filing: 26.02.1998

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01L 23/ 40^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1998/003607

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/038466 (03.09.1998 Gazette 1998/35)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB IT

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Priority:

27.02.1997 US P 39179
26.02.1998 US A 31002

(71)	Applicant: Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc.
	Concord, New Hampshire 03301 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CENNAMO, John Gilford, NH 03246 (US) MANDELL, Keith, T. Rockwell, TX 75087 (US)

(74)	Representative: Portal, Gérard, et al
	Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cédex 07 75340 Paris Cédex 07 (FR)

(54)	SPRING CLIP FOR ATTACHING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TO A HEAT SINK AND AN ASSEMBLY UTILIZING THE SAME