Patents by Inventor Lance E. Terry

Lance E. Terry 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).

  • Computer chip spacer element
    Patent number: 5901047
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to the employment of a spacer element for mounting, aligning and spacing a computer chip relative to a PCB. The spacer element is formed and dimensioned to engage the chip in a manner to assure that the pins of the chip are properly aligned relative to openings in the PCB and to assure that the chip is centered and maintained parallel to the PCB and each of its pins maintained equal distance from the underneath side of the PCB during the wave soldering process for electrically connecting the chip and PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Gonsalves, Paul D. Welch, Lance E. Terry, Leonardo Sandman, Kia-Pin A. May