Patents by Inventor James L. Lykins, II

James L. Lykins, II 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).

  • Rough electrical contact surface
    Patent number: 6245445
    Abstract: A method for rendering a surface of a contact rough includes submerging the surface of the contact in an electroplating bath having a dissolved metal salt, and pulsing an electric current through the contact and the bath to form a rough metallic structure on the surface of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Lykins, II
  • Rough electrical contact surface
    Patent number: 5876580
    Abstract: A method for rendering a surface of a contact rough includes submerging the surface of the contact in an electroplating bath having a dissolved metal salt, and pulsing an electric current through the contact and the bath to form a rough metallic structure on the surface of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: MicroModule Systems
    Inventor: James L. Lykins, II