Patents by Inventor David Buice

David Buice 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: 5816476
    Abstract: The power supply may be operated during a given cycle sequentially to produce high and low frequency drive signals for operating an ultrasonic transducer for sequentially producing an ultrasonic output at the two frequencies to carry out bonding operations at two different bond sites respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Verity Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: David Buice, Cesar Alfaro, Mike Whelan
  • Patent number: 5595330
    Abstract: The power supply includes a voltage controlled oscillator, two potentiometers and a by-pass circuit coupled to the output of the voltage controlled oscillator. The two potentiometers form two channels, channel 1 and channel 2, one of which will be selected during the bonding cycle to be coupled to a power amplifier. The output of the power amplifier is adapted to be coupled to an ultrasonic transducer for operating the transducer. Selectable channel 1 and channel 2 reference voltage devices are provided. The voltage and current applied to the amplifier are converted to power. During a bonding cycle, a comparator compares the power applied to the transducer with that of a selected reference voltage and varies the output of the potentiometer of the selected channel to maintain the output of the power amplifier constant during bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Verity Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David Buice, Cesar Alfaro, Mike Whelan