Patents by Inventor James Edward Spooner

James Edward Spooner 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: 12032000
    Abstract: A socket assembly with liquid cooling frame for a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) chip is provided. The socket assembly includes a liquid cooling socket frame including a metallic frame body defining an opening sized to receive the semiconductor IC chip, wherein the frame body includes one or more channels transversely positioned through the frame body and positioned in an interior of the frame body, the channels defining a fluid path. The socket assembly also includes a socket cartridge including a metallic cartridge body defining a plurality of cavities each sized to receive a test probe therein, the socket frame covering a portion of the socket cartridge and exposing the plurality of cavities at the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SMITHS INTERCONNECT AMERICAS, INC.
    Inventors: Quynh Ngoc Nguyen, James Edward Spooner
  • Publication number: 20230047762
    Abstract: A socket assembly with liquid cooling frame for a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) chip is provided. The socket assembly includes a liquid cooling socket frame including a metallic frame body defining an opening sized to receive the semiconductor IC chip, wherein the frame body includes one or more channels transversely positioned through the frame body and positioned in an interior of the frame body, the channels defining a fluid path. The socket assembly also includes a socket cartridge including a metallic cartridge body defining a plurality of cavities each sized to receive a test probe therein, the socket frame covering a portion of the socket cartridge and exposing the plurality of cavities at the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Quynh Ngoc Nguyen, James Edward Spooner