Patents by Inventor James M. Crowder

James M. Crowder 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).

  • Spray dispensing method for applying liquid metal
    Patent number: 7838418
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for applying a thermal-interface material are described. During this method, a first surface of a heat-removal device and a second surface of a semiconductor die are prepared. Next, a region on a given surface, which is at least one of the first surface and the second surface, is defined. Then, the thermal-interface material is applied to at least the region, where the thermal-interface material includes a material that is a liquid metal over a range of operating temperatures of the semiconductor die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, Oscar Woo, Amir Salehi, Richard Lidio Blanco, Jr., Ronald J. Smith, Sean A. Bailey, Anwyl M. McDonald, Clayton R. Anderson, James M. Crowder, Jeffrey J. Van Norden, Jonathan N. Urquhart
  • SPRAY DISPENSING METHOD FOR APPLYING LIQUID METAL
    Publication number: 20090149021
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for applying a thermal-interface material are described. During this method, a first surface of a heat-removal device and a second surface of a semiconductor die are prepared. Next, a region on a given surface, which is at least one of the first surface and the second surface, is defined. Then, the thermal-interface material is applied to at least the region, where the thermal-interface material includes a material that is a liquid metal over a range of operating temperatures of the semiconductor die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael D. Hillman, Gregory L. Tice, Oscar Woo, Amir Salehi, Richard Lidio Blanco, JR., Ronald J. Smith, Sean A. Bailey, Anwyl M. McDonald, Clayton R. Anderson, James M. Crowder, Jeffrey J. VanNorden, Jonathan N. Urquhart