Patents by Inventor Alan D. Birkle

Alan D. Birkle 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: 4803545
    Abstract: A heat sink has a front side on which a plurality of transistors are situated and a back side in which groooves are formed, each groove being directly opposite a transistor. Two-legged clips each have one leg which holds a transistor against the heat sink and another leg that mates with one of the grooves. A ledge is formed on the front side of the heat sink to form a stop for the bottom edge of each transistor, and each groove terminates in a clip-stop ledge for positioning the leg of a clip. Optionally, a plurality of alignment tabs are formed on the ledge to assist in correctly positioning the transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan D. Birkle