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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,958,445 Bi
Boudreaux et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 25,2005
(54) ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
SHIELD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON A
CIRCUIT BOARD
(75) Inventors: Brent A. Boudreaux, Highland Village,
TX (US); Richard A. Schumacher,
Dallas, TX (US)
(73) Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development
Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 9 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 11/014,292
(22) Filed: Dec. 16, 2004
(51) Int. C I. H05K 9/00
(52) U.S. CI 174/35 GC; 361/816; 174/35 R
(58) Field of Search 174/35 R, 35 GC;
361/816, 818, 800
(56) References Cited
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