Patents by Inventor Francis LoVasco

Francis LoVasco 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).

  • Panel positioning method
    Patent number: 6219899
    Abstract: Panels are positioned relative to a pattern by moving the pattern onto a registration mechanism having contact elements, engaging contact areas on the pattern with contact elements by moving the contact elements synchronously and equidistantly while allowing the registration mechanism to move as the elements engage the contact areas, locking the position of the registration mechanism, and engaging contact areas on sequential panels by moving the contact elements of the locked registration mechanism synchronously and equidistantly to contact areas on one panel after the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Hugo Ammann, Francis LoVasco, Michael A. Oien
  • Methods for registering a warranty for a wireless device
    Patent number: 6208853
    Abstract: A warranty registration method for a wireless remote unit in a communication network is provided wherein the communication network includes a wireless network and a message center. Initial activation of a wireless remote unit prompts retrieval of warranty information specific to the wireless remote unit. A message is constructed based on the warranty information and subsequently transmitted to the message center. The message center receives the warranty information and transfers it to a warranty center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Francis LoVasco, Clifford L. Sayre, III
  • Panel positioning method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5862583
    Abstract: Panels are positioned relative to a pattern by moving the pattern onto a registration mechanism having contact elements, engaging contact areas on the pattern with contact elements by moving the contact elements synchronously and equidistantly while allowing the registration mechanism to move as the elements engage the contact areas, locking the position of the registration mechanism, and engaging contact areas on sequential panels by moving the contact elements of the locked registration mechanism synchronously and equidistantly to contact areas on one panel after the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Hugo Ammann, Francis LoVasco, Michael A. Oien
  • Process for controlling solder joint geometry when surface mounting a leadless integrated circuit package on a substrate
    Patent number: 4878611
    Abstract: A solder joint assembly technique applies controlled volumes of solder to pads of both package and substrate. The two units are positioned adjacent each other with the pads and solder deposits mechanically maintained in registration with each other. The assembly is reflowed and the final separation between package and substrate at which the resulting solder joint solidifies is mechanically controlled in order to control a geometry of the resultant solidified joint. The solder volume deposits may assume various forms including spherical bumps and solder paste deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Francis LoVasco, Michael A. Oien