Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Brodie

Christopher E. Brodie 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).

  • Tape carrier for electronic and electrical parts
    Patent number: 5908114
    Abstract: A carrier tape for electronic or electrical devices which contains a support film containing pockets. The floor of each pocket has been weakened, for example, by means of slits, so that it can be easily deformed. A device is releasably attached to a fastening member in the pocket, for example to a layer of a PSA or an elastomer on the floor of the pocket. When a deforming force is applied to the floor of the pocket, the floor deforms and separates the device from the fastening member, making it easy to remove from the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: GelPak, LLC
    Inventors: Victor E. Althouse, Christopher E. Brodie
  • Tape carrier for electronic and electrical parts
    Patent number: 5769237
    Abstract: A carrier tape for electronic or electrical devices which contains a support film containing pockets and, within each of the pockets, a fastening layer having a fixed portion which is attached to the floor of the pocket and a release portion which is composed of a flexible polymeric film, preferably a soft elastomer film, and which can be deformed away from the floor without detaching the fixed portion from the floor. The devices are placed on the release portions of the fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Vichem Corporation
    Inventors: Victor E. Althouse, Christopher E. Brodie