Patents by Inventor Robert D'Amico

Robert D'Amico 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).

  • GRAVITY FORCE COMPENSATION PLATE FOR UPSIDE DOWN BALL GRID ARRAY
    Publication number: 20180082868
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to temporarily support a Ball Grid Array (BGA) component against a printed circuit board (PCB) during a manufacturing reflow operation, the apparatus including a support plate sized to fit over the BGA and having one or more mounting holes external to the periphery of the Ball Grid Array component, a retaining member for each mounting hole, passing through said mounting hole, a resilient biasing member for each retaining member, wherein the resilient biasing member urges the support plate against the BGA component from below the BGA component such that the BGA component is urged against the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Paul J. BROWN, Alex L. CHAN, Robert D'Amico