Patents by Inventor James M. Garland

James M. Garland 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).

  • Method to resize sintered ceramic substrates
    Patent number: 6086815
    Abstract: A method of expanding a sintered alumina substrate which includes the step, after conventional sintering, of heating the sintered alumina substrate to a temperature of about 1340 to 1380.degree. C. and holding at the temperature for a predetermined time but no less than 15 minutes, the heating step causing the sintered alumina substrate to expand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Garland, Renee L. Weisman