Patents by Inventor Dominick Albert DeAngelis

Dominick Albert DeAngelis 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).

  • Ultrasonic transducers, wire bonding machines including ultrasonic transducers, and related methods
    Patent number: 11937979
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer system is provided. The ultrasonic transducer system includes a transducer body, wherein at least a portion of a surface of the transducer body includes a processed area. The processed area has a changed condition at the surface of the transducer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dominick Albert DeAngelis, Gary Walter Schulze
  • ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, WIRE BONDING MACHINES INCLUDING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220338838
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer system is provided. The ultrasonic transducer system includes a transducer body, wherein at least a portion of a surface of the transducer body includes a processed area. The processed area has a changed condition at the surface of the transducer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Dominick Albert DeAngelis, Gary Walter Schulze
  • METHODS OF DETECTING CONNECTION ISSUES BETWEEN A WIRE BONDING TOOL AND AN ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER OF A WIRE BONDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20220187353
    Abstract: A method of detecting potential issues in connection with engagement between a wire bonding tool and an ultrasonic transducer of a wire bonding machine is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing electrical power to an ultrasonic transducer at each of a plurality of levels of electrical power; (b) detecting an electrical characteristic of the ultrasonic transducer at each of the plurality of levels of electrical power; and (c) determining if the electrical characteristic of the ultrasonic transducer at each of the plurality of levels of electrical power is acceptable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Dominick Albert DeAngelis, Gary Walter Schulze