Patents by Inventor Claus Zabel

Claus Zabel 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).

  • Device for separating components from a substrate, in particular for unsoldering electronic components
    Patent number: 5868297
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for separating components (3, 20), in particular electronic components which are connected to a support such as a circuit board (1) by a fixing material such as solder and can be lifted from the support with the aid of a gripping element (17) under a preloaded force acting in the direction in which the components (3, 20) are to be lifted from the support. A lifting device (13) connected to the gripping element (17) causes the preloaded force to become effective when the fixing material reaches its melting temperature. The lifting device (17) is provided with a retaining member (9, 25, 31, 33) whose melting temperature is equal to or higher than that of the fixing material and which triggers the action of lifting the component (3, 20) when the fusible material melts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: IBL Lottechnik
    Inventors: Claus Zabel, Helmut W. Leicht