ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,777, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Method for pre-assembly of compression attached memory modules" was invented by Steven Michael Christensen (Austin, Texas) and Jonathan C. Giffen (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is provided for mounting a compression attached memory module (CAMM) to a printed circuit board (PCB). The apparatus includes the CAMM, a fastener and a z-axis compression connector. The CAMM includes a mounting through-hole. The fastener includes a friction snap with a first diameter. The compression connector includes a profiled mounting through-hole....