Patents by Inventor Peter Gruber

Peter Gruber 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).

  • Publication number: 20150194408
    Abstract: Multiple injections of molten solder are employed to form double solder bumps having outer layers that melt at lower temperatures than the inner portions thereof. During a flip chip assembly process, the reflow temperature is above the melting temperature of the outer layers and below the melting temperature of the inner portions of the solder bumps. As the inner portions of the solder bumps do not collapse during reflow, a flip chip assembly can be made at relatively low temperatures and have a high stand-off height. A structure having double solder bumps facilitates flip chip assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Publication number: 20150195920
    Abstract: Multiple injections of molten solder are employed to form double solder bumps having outer layers that melt at lower temperatures than the inner portions thereof. During a flip chip assembly process, the reflow temperature is above the melting temperature of the outer layers and below the melting temperature of the inner portions of the solder bumps. As the inner portions of the solder bumps do not collapse during reflow, a flip chip assembly can be made at relatively low temperatures and have a high stand-off height. A structure having double solder bumps facilitates flip chip assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Publication number: 20150150797
    Abstract: An orally administrable pharmaceutical pellet formulation for the treatment of the intestinal tract is disclosed, which comprises a core and an enteric coating, the core including, as a pharmaceutical active compound, aminosalicylic acid or a pharmaceutically tolerable salt or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Norbert Otterbeck, Peter Gruber
  • Patent number: 8987132
    Abstract: Multiple injections of molten solder are employed to form double solder bumps having outer layers that melt at lower temperatures than the inner portions thereof. During a flip chip assembly process, the reflow temperature is above the melting temperature of the outer layers and below the melting temperature of the inner portions of the solder bumps. As the inner portions of the solder bumps do not collapse during reflow, a flip chip assembly can be made at relatively low temperatures and have a high stand-off height. A structure having double solder bumps facilitates flip chip assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Patent number: 8956647
    Abstract: An orally administrable pharmaceutical pellet formulation for the treatment of the intestinal tract is disclosed, which comprises a core and an enteric coating, the core including, as a pharmaceutical active compound, aminosalicylic acid or a pharmaceutically tolerable salt or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Otterbeck, Peter Gruber
  • Patent number: 8944306
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring metal solidified in blind cavities is described incorporating a first flexible tape having blind cavities, a second flexible tape having adhesive regions, rollers for guiding respective tapes and means for moving respective tapes. Also a conveyor belt having blind or through cavities, rollers and a vibration transducer or pressurized gas is described to release solidified metal in the cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Patent number: 8940328
    Abstract: An orally administrable pharmaceutical pellet formulation for the treatment of the intestinal tract is disclosed, which comprises a core and an enteric coating, the core including, as a pharmaceutical active compound, aminosalicylic acid or a pharmaceutically tolerable salt or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Otterbeck, Peter Gruber
  • Patent number: 8911778
    Abstract: An orally adminsterable pharmaceutical pellet formulation for the treatment of the intestinal tract is disclosed, which comprises a core and an enteric coating, the core including, as a pharmaceutical active compound, aminosalicylic acid or a pharmaceutically tolerable salt or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Otterbeck, Peter Gruber
  • Publication number: 20140363965
    Abstract: Multiple injections of molten solder are employed to form double solder bumps having outer layers that melt at lower temperatures than the inner portions thereof. During a flip chip assembly process, the reflow temperature is above the melting temperature of the outer layers and below the melting temperature of the inner portions of the solder bumps. As the inner portions of the solder bumps do not collapse during reflow, a flip chip assembly can be made at relatively low temperatures and have a high stand-off height. A structure having double solder bumps facilitates flip chip assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Patent number: 8889184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for direct oral administration which is very easy to swallow especially for young children, comprising at least one pharmaceutically active compound. The pharmaceutical composition is present in the form of one or more particles. The particles comprise a core containing the active ingredient which has been provided with one or more coatings. The pharmaceutical composition is preferably administered in combination with a powder and/or granules which, when applied to the tongue, spontaneously generate additional saliva. With the extra saliva, the coated particles form a soft, smooth, but mechanically stable surface perceived as pleasant in the mouth within seconds so that they may be swallowed easily and practically in the right quantity with the extra saliva formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Losan Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Gruber, Peter Kraahs
  • Patent number: 8875978
    Abstract: A process and tools for forming spherical metal balls is described incorporating molds, injection molded solder, a liquid or gaseous environment to reduce or remove metal oxides and an unconstrained reflow of metal in a heated liquid or gas and solidification of molten metal in a cooler liquid or gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Claudius Feger, Peter A. Gruber, Mark H. McLeod, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Patent number: 8833636
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for forming and transferring metal arrays of balls and shapes is described incorporating molds, tape, injection molded metal such as solder, metal reflow and a mask on a substrate for shearing solidified metal of metal arrays into respective openings in the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Patent number: 8828860
    Abstract: Multiple injections of molten solder are employed to form double solder bumps having outer layers that melt at lower temperatures than the inner portions thereof. During a flip chip assembly process, the reflow temperature is above the melting temperature of the outer layers and below the melting temperature of the inner portions of the solder bumps. As the inner portions of the solder bumps do not collapse during reflow, a flip chip assembly can be made at relatively low temperatures and have a high stand-off height. A structure having double solder bumps facilitates flip chip assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Patent number: 8820616
    Abstract: A method for fine positioning a component through the use of fusible elements having two or more melting points so as to establish intermediate displacements between totally melted fusible elements and unmelted fusible elements. Because of the use of non-eutectic fusible materials, fine adjustments in the displacement may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Philip Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20140224860
    Abstract: A fill head apparatus includes at least one chamber for holding a fluid. The chamber has an outlet for expelling the fluid. A vacuum device has an inlet for a suction device adjacent to the fluid outlet. A plurality of flexible and resilient sealing devices contact a top surface of a workpiece. The sealing devices are positioned on opposing sides of the chamber outlet and on opposing sides of the vacuum device inlet, such that the sealing devices create at least a partial seal around a cavity defined by the workpiece and the cavity is beneath both the chamber outlet and the vacuum outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glen N. Biggs, Russell A. Budd, Benjamin V. Fasano, John J. Garant, Peter A. Gruber, John P. Karidis, Bouwe W. Leenstra, Phillip W. Palmatier, Kevin M. Prettyman, Christopher L. Tessler, Thomas Weiss
  • Patent number: 8772702
    Abstract: A detector contains a housing with at least one window for allowing radiation to enter, at least one outlook sensor for sensing entered radiation, a unit for processing outlook sensor signals, and outlook mirrors that are shaped and mounted in the housing for reflecting onto the outlook sensor radiation from outside detection zones better than radiation from elsewhere. At least some of the outlook mirrors face the window and in operative orientation neighbor each other vertically. The detector further contains one or more window sensors for sensing radiation indicative of the window being masked or having been damaged and a unit for processing window sensor signals. A gap between at least two of the outlook mirrors allows radiation to travel between the window and at least one window sensor or accordant window sender or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens AB
    Inventors: Thomas Bachels, Andreas Erni, Simon Daniel Fischer, Peter Gruber
  • Publication number: 20140110462
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for forming and transferring metal arrays of balls and shapes is described incorporating molds, tape, injection molded metal such as solder, metal reflow and a mask on a substrate for shearing solidified metal of metal arrays into respective openings in the mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: PETER A. GRUBER, PAUL A. LAURO, JAE-WOONG NAH
  • Publication number: 20140084314
    Abstract: A wafer-scale apparatus and method is described for the automation of forming, aligning and attaching two-dimensional arrays of microoptic elements on semiconductor and other image display devices, backplanes, optoelectronic boards, and integrated optical systems. In an ordered fabrication sequence, a mold plate comprised of optically designed cavities is formed by reactive ion etching or alternative processes, optionally coated with a release material layer and filled with optically specified materials by an automated fluid-injection and defect-inspection subsystem. Optical alignment fiducials guide the disclosed transfer and attachment processes to achieve specified tolerances between the microoptic elements and corresponding optoelectronic devices and circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lawrence Jacobowitz, Stephen Buchwalter, Casimer DeCusatis, Peter A/ Gruber, Da-Yuan Shih
  • Publication number: 20140065771
    Abstract: Multiple injections of molten solder are employed to form double solder bumps having outer layers that melt at lower temperatures than the inner portions thereof. During a flip chip assembly process, the reflow temperature is above the melting temperature of the outer layers and below the melting temperature of the inner portions of the solder bumps. As the inner portions of the solder bumps do not collapse during reflow, a flip chip assembly can be made at relatively low temperatures and have a high stand-off height. A structure having double solder bumps facilitates flip chip assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter A. Gruber, Paul A. Lauro, Jae-Woong Nah
  • Publication number: 20140041824
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring metal solidified in blind cavities is described incorporating a first flexible tape having blind cavities, a second flexible tape having adhesive regions, rollers for guiding respective tapes and means for moving respective tapes. Also a conveyor belt having blind or through cavities, rollers and a vibration transducer or pressurized gas is described to release solidified metal in the cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: PETER A. GRUBER, PAUL A. LAURO, JAE-WOONG NAH