Patents by Inventor Bruce J. Chamberlain

Bruce J. Chamberlain has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Interface for limiting substrate damage due to discrete failure
    Patent number: 10206278
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided with a component configured with an interface comprising a resilient material. In a first state, the component is mechanically and/or electrically attached to a substrate. Exposure of the interface to the temperature that meets or exceeds the transition temperature of interface causes the resilient material to undergo a state change. The state change of the interface alters the position of the component, including separation of the component from the substrate. The separation disrupts the attachment thereby mitigating damage to the substrate and/or component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce J. Chamberlain, Scott B. King, Joseph Kuczynski, David J. Russell