Patent ID: 9337011
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H01L,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating an electrical component, the method comprising: providing a stiffening component having a stiffening portion and a securing portion; securing the stiffening component to the electrical component by way of the securing portion, wherein the stiffening portion provides rigidity to the electrical component, wherein the securing of the stiffening component includes securing the stiffening component to a flange portion of the electrical component, and wherein the flange portion is situated about a perimeter of the electrical component, and the stiffening component is secured to the flange portion by way of the securing portion; and operating the electrical component electrically to produce a level of acoustic noise, whereby, due to the presence of the stiffening component, the level of acoustic noise resulting from the operating of the electrical component is reduced relative to what the level would otherwise be if the stiffening component were absent.