Patents by Inventor Dinesh Segar Gnanasagaran

Dinesh Segar Gnanasagaran 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).

  • Patent number: 10455719
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a pallet and a method for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB) during a circuit board assembly process. The pallet includes a panel having a frame area surrounding a depression area for receiving a PCB. The pallet includes at least one fixed tooling pin attached to the panel at a first location in the depression area. The pallet further includes at least one movable tooling pin positioned at a second location in the depression area, and the movable tooling pin is movable between a release position for installing the PCB in the depression area and a secure position for securing the PCB in the depression area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Landdell Gregory, Dinesh Segar Gnanasagaran
  • Publication number: 20190160570
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a pallet and a method for supporting a printed circuit board (PCB) during a circuit board assembly process. The pallet includes a panel having a frame area surrounding a depression area for receiving a PCB. The pallet includes at least one fixed tooling pin attached to the panel at a first location in the depression area. The pallet further includes at least one movable tooling pin positioned at a second location in the depression area, and the movable tooling pin is movable between a release position for installing the PCB in the depression area and a secure position for securing the PCB in the depression area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Landdell Gregory, Dinesh Segar Gnanasagaran