Patents by Inventor Bryan E. Boson

Bryan E. Boson 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).

  • Sorter for integrated circuit devices
    Patent number: 5394973
    Abstract: A sorter for orienting integrated circuit devices comprises first, second, and third sections. The first section receives the devices and sorts them into those with a leads down orientation and those with a leads up orientation. The first section comprises two opposing faces, each having a pair of lead channels. The first face lead channels receive leads of devices having a leads down orientation, and the second face lead channels receive leads of devices having a leads up orientation. The second section comprises a first channel for receiving devices from the first section having a leads down orientation, and a second channel for receiving devices from the first section having a leads up orientation. The second section further comprises an inverter integral to the second channel for inverting devices passing therethrough to a leads down orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott T. Emmart, Bryan E. Boson, Michael D. Harmon