Patents by Inventor Stephen A. DeLaurentis

Stephen A. DeLaurentis 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: 6497357
    Abstract: A method for removing at least one molten or solid structure from a surface including: placing the surface with the at least one molten or solid structure in a fixture; disposing said wiper assembly acted on by a bias proximate the at least one molten or solid structure; retaining the wiper assembly in a first position with a device having a first temperature point level equivalent to or higher than a second melting point level of the at least one molten or solid structure; and raising the temperature of the fixture to the first temperature point level; wherein the at least one molten or solid structure is wiped from the surface when the device reaches the first temperature point level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond A. Jackson, Scott A. Bradley, Stephen A. DeLaurentis, Mario J. Interrante, David C. Linnell
  • Publication number: 20020162880
    Abstract: A method for removing at least one molten or solid structure from a surface including: placing the surface with the at least one molten or solid structure in a fixture; disposing said wiper assembly acted on by a bias proximate the at least one molten or solid structure; retaining the wiper assembly in a first position with a device having a first temperature point level equivalent to or higher than a second melting point level of the at least one molten or solid structure; and raising the temperature of the fixture to the first temperature point level; wherein the at least one molten or solid structure is wiped from the surface when the device reaches the first temperature point level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raymond A. Jackson, Scott A. Bradley, Stephen A. DeLaurentis, Mario J. Interrante, David C. Linnell
  • Patent number: 6360938
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for removing flip chips with C4 joints mounted on a multi-chip module by applying a tensile force to one or more removal member bonded to the back of one or more flip chips during heating of the module to a temperature sufficient to cause the C4 joints to become molten. The tensile force can either be a compressed spring, or a bi-metallic member which is flat at room temperature and becomes curved when heated to such temperature, or a memory alloy whose original shape is curved and which is bent flat at room temperature but returns to its original curved shape when heated to such temperature. An adhesive is used to bond the removal member to the chip to be removed and is a low temperature, fast curing adhesive with high temperature tolerance after curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. DeLaurentis, Mario J. Interrante, Raymond A. Jackson, John U. Knickerbocker, Sudipta K. Ray, Kathleen A. Stalter
  • Patent number: 6333563
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an electrical interconnection package and a method thereof. More particularly, the invention encompasses an invention that increases the fatigue life of a Ball Grid Array (BGA) electrical interconnection. This invention structurally couples at least one module to an organic interposer using a high modulus underfill material. The organic interposer is then joined to a organic board using standard joining processes. The inventive module can then be removed from the organic board at any time by moving the organic interposer using standard rework techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond A. Jackson, Anson J. Call, Mark G. Courtney, Stephen A. DeLaurentis, Mukta S. Farooq, Shaji Farooq, Lewis S. Goldmann, Gregory B. Martin, Sudipta K. Ray
  • Publication number: 20010006188
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for removing flip chips with C4 joints mounted on a multi-chip module by applying a tensile force to one or more removal member bonded to the back of one or more flip chips during heating of the module to a temperature sufficient to cause the C4 joints to become molten. The tensile force can either be a compressed spring, or a bi-metallic member which is flat at room temperature and becomes curved when heated to such temperature, or a memory alloy whose original shape is curved and which is bent flat at room temperature but returns to its original curved shape when heated to such temperature. An adhesive is used to bond the removal member to the chip to be removed and is a low temperature, fast curing adhesive with high temperature tolerance after curing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 5, 2001
    Inventors: Stephen A. DeLaurentis, Mario J. Interrante, Raymond A. Jackson, John U. Knickerbocker, Sudipta K. Ray, Kathleen A. Stalter
  • Patent number: 6216937
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for removing flip chips with C4 joints mounted on a multi-chip module by applying a tensile force to one or more removal member bonded to the back of one or more flip chips during heating of the module to a temperature sufficient to cause the C4 joints to become molten. The tensile force can either be a compressed spring, or a bimetallic member which is flat at room temperature and becomes curved when heated to such temperature, or a memory alloy whose original shape is curved and which is bent flat at room temperature but returns to its original curved shape when heated to such temperature. An adhesive is used to bond the removal member to the chip to be removed and is a low temperature, fast curing adhesive with high temperature tolerance after curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. DeLaurentis, Mario J. Interrante, Raymond A. Jackson, John U. Knickerbocker, Sudipta K. Ray, Kathleen A. Stalter