ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,237,618, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taipei, Taiwan).

"Interface card assembly and circuit board module using the same" was invented by Po-Ting Chen (Taipei, Taiwan), Chang-Hung Chen (Taipei, Taiwan) and Chih-Hung Chuang (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface card assembly adapted for fixing an M.2 interface card to a circuit board body with an M.2 connector is provided. The M.2 interface card includes a connecting end and an end. The interface card assembly includes a heat dissipation plate and a fastener. The heat dissipation plate is disposed at a position adjacent to the M.2 connecto...