ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,665,332, issued on June 23, was assigned to Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Gold finger design for differential edge cards" was invented by Xiang Li (Portland, Ore.), Howard Heck (Tigard, Ore.) and Jingbo Li (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus relating to a gold finger design for differential edge cards are described. In one embodiment, a signal finger comprises a first portion to communicate electrical signals between a signal pin of a card connector and a card; and a second portion to provide a mechanical wiping surface for the signal pin. Other embodiments are also claimed and disclosed."
The pate...