Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Masavage

Gerald J. Masavage 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).

  • Packaged device handling method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5146661
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for loading integrated circuit packages into package carriers is disclosed. Featured is a pick-and-place mechanism mounted on a tiltable table. Packages and carriers slide toward the pick-and-place mechanism under the influence of gravity. The pick-and-place mechanism combines the packages with carriers. The package/carrier combinations then slide away from the pick-and-place mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Knepper, Gerald J. Masavage, Phillip A. Solomon