Patents by Inventor Kennith Ray Law

Kennith Ray Law 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).

  • Clam shell two-pin wafer holder for metal plating
    Patent number: 9087867
    Abstract: A clam shell wafer holder includes a base and a lid pivotally connected with the base by an integral hinge. The base includes a rotatable wafer support, and the lid includes a universal frame and a pin holder attachment spaced inwardly from the frame. Only two contact pins are formed in a wafer-facing surface of the pin holder attachment. The contact pins are manually aligned with and contact two points on a wafer when the lid is closed against the base. A method for holding a wafer for plating is provided using the disclosed holder apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kennith Ray Law, Rodney Allen Biskeborn
  • Clam shell two-pin wafer holder for metal plating
    Patent number: 8286929
    Abstract: A clam shell wafer holder includes a base and a lid pivotally connected with the base by an integral hinge. The base includes a rotatable wafer support, and the lid includes a universal frame and a pin holder attachment spaced inwardly from the frame. Only two contact pins are formed in a wafer-facing surface of the pin holder attachment. The contact pins are manually aligned with and contact two points on a wafer when the lid is closed against the base. A method for holding a wafer for plating is provided using the disclosed holder apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kennith Ray Law, Rodney Allen Biskeborn
  • CLAM SHELL TWO-PIN WAFER HOLDER FOR METAL PLATING
    Publication number: 20090245983
    Abstract: A clam shell wafer holder includes a base and a lid pivotally connected with the base by an integral hinge. The base includes a rotatable wafer support, and the lid includes a universal frame and a pin holder attachment spaced inwardly from the frame. Only two contact pins are formed in a wafer-facing surface of the pin holder attachment. The contact pins are manually aligned with and contact two points on a wafer when the lid is closed against the base. A method for holding a wafer for plating is provided using the disclosed holder apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Kennith Ray Law, Rodney Allen Biskeborn