Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Eastman

Kevin M. Eastman 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).

  • Alignment of leads for ceramic integrated circuit packages
    Patent number: 4987475
    Abstract: An alignment system comprising a rectangular leadframe from the interior of which extend leads to terminations arrangement for alignment and registration with the braze pads of a ceramic integrated circuit package, the alignment and registration being maintained and defined by a web bar interconnecting the leads adjacent the between those braze pads and the leadframe. The leadframe, leads and web bar being integrally formed by etching and lying in a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Randall L. Schlesinger, Kevin M. Eastman, Douglas F. Palino