Patents by Inventor Dave Searfoss

Dave Searfoss 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for handling packaged IC's
    Publication number: 20010042305
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for handling packaged integrated circuits (IC's), particularly for inserting packaged IC's in and removing packaged IC's from low-insertion-force (LIF) sockets. The apparatus includes a precisor having a chip precisor feature for receiving an IC package and a socket precisor feature for receiving a socket in a predetermined alignment relative to the chip precisor feature. One or more releasable chip retainers are provided, such as a vacuum nozzle for pulling the packaged IC into a seated position within the chip precisor feature and a pair of gripper fingers for holding the packaged IC within the chip precisor feature during extraction from a LIF socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jeffery Martin, Dave Searfoss, Raymond E. Zeune
  • Apparatus for handling packaged IC's
    Patent number: 6279225
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for handling packaged integrated circuits (IC's), particularly for inserting packaged IC's in and removing packaged IC's from low-insertion-force (LIF) sockets. The apparatus includes a precisor having a chip precisor feature for receiving an IC package and a socket precisor feature for receiving a socket in a predetermined alignment relative to the chip precisor feature. One or more releasable chip retainers are provided, such as a vacuum nozzle for pulling the packaged IC into a seated position within the chip precisor feature and a pair of gripper fingers for holding the packaged IC within the chip precisor feature during extraction from a LIF socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Martin, Dave Searfoss, Raymond E. Zeune