Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Salva

Joseph M. Salva 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 and apparatus for selective soldering
    Patent number: 5238175
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for applying flux and solder in order to attach connectors to printed circuit boards (PCBs). Flux is applied to the connector tails and the PCB pads by means of a roller mounted above a flux reservoir. The piece parts are then exposed to a solder wave such that the solder sticks only to the selected area to which the flux was applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Ronald R. Hughey, Joseph M. Salva