Patents by Inventor Jeffery A. Brigante

Jeffery A. Brigante 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).

  • Apparatus and method for removing a CMP pad from a platen
    Patent number: 9221241
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a pad adhesively secured to a platen. The apparatus includes a barrel assembly having a clamp assembly fixedly attached to a perimeter of the barrel assembly; a rotatable handle assembly nested within the barrel assembly; and a ratchet assembly nested between the handle assemble and the barrel assembly the ratchet assembly configured to engage the rotatable handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: John J. Bandy, Graham M. Bates, Jeffery A. Brigante
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A CMP PAD FROM A PLATEN
    Publication number: 20140174670
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a pad adhesively secured to a platen. The apparatus includes a barrel assembly having a clamp assembly fixedly attached to a perimeter of the barrel assembly; a rotatable handle assembly nested within the barrel assembly; and a ratchet assembly nested between the handle assemble and the barrel assembly the ratchet assembly configured to engage the rotatable handle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John J. Bandy, Graham M. Bates, Jeffery A. Brigante
  • Apparatus and method for removing a CMP pad from a platen
    Patent number: 8715460
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a pad adhesively secured to a platen. The apparatus includes a barrel assembly having a clamp assembly fixedly attached to a perimeter of the barrel assembly; a rotatable handle assembly nested within the barrel assembly; and a ratchet assembly nested between the handle assemble and the barrel assembly the ratchet assembly configured to engage the rotatable handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Bandy, Graham M. Bates, Jeffery A. Brigante
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A CMP PAD FROM A PLATEN
    Publication number: 20130174987
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing a pad adhesively secured to a platen. The apparatus includes a barrel assembly having a clamp assembly fixedly attached to a perimeter of the barrel assembly; a rotatable handle assembly nested within the barrel assembly; and a ratchet assembly nested between the handle assemble and the barrel assembly the ratchet assembly configured to engage the rotatable handle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Bandy, Graham M. Bates, Jeffery A. Brigante