ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,643, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE (Paris).
"Stiffener device for an M.2 type connector" was invented by Pascal Guyot (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Martial Chantre (Moissy-Cramayel, France), Vincent Michel Andre Prevost (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Denis Jean Andre Lecordier (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stiffener device is suitable for use with an assembly that includes an electronic mother board, an electronic daughter board, a connector for connecting the daughter board parallel to the mother board, and an element for holding in position the daughter board in relation t...