ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,328,823, issued on June 10.
"Automated memory card press fixture" was invented by Tuong Vinh Ngoc Pham (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixture system for installing one or more memory modules onto a motherboard includes a fixture base with a load cell sensor, a stage with a presser for pressing the one or more memory modules into place, a processor or a programmable logic controller (PLC) to control control the stage, a Human Machine Interface (HMI) for monitoring and controlling the pressing force applied to the DIMMs during installation, and two hand buttons for activating the fixture."
The patent was filed on Feb. ...