Patents by Inventor Leslie M. Garrett

Leslie M. Garrett 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).

  • Modified 0402 footprint for a printed circuit board (‘PCB’)
    Patent number: 8664541
    Abstract: A modified 0402 footprint for a PCB, including: at least two padstacks each having a minimum area consistent with the 0402 standard; and each padstack modified on at least two corners such that the padstack's footprint can be placed beneath a ball grid array (‘BGA’), the BGA having approximately a 1 millimeter pitch, and such that the padstack may be placed at least at a minimum distance away from a closest via in the PCB, wherein each padstack has a trace to a via not directly under a padstack in the PCB and each padstack has no via within the padstack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Andresen, William T. Byrne, Leslie M. Garrett, Paul D. Kangas, Larry G. Pymento, Wilson Velez
  • Modified 0402 Footprint For A Printed Circuit Board ('PCB')
    Publication number: 20130025927
    Abstract: A modified 0402 footprint for a PCB, including: at least two padstacks each having a minimum area consistent with the 0402 standard; and each padstack modified on at least two corners such that the padstack's footprint can be placed beneath a ball grid array (‘BGA’), the BGA having approximately a 1 millimeter pitch, and such that the padstack may be placed at least at a minimum distance away from a closest via in the PCB, wherein each padstack has a trace to a via not directly under a padstack in the PCB and each padstack has no via within the padstack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark E. Andresen, William T. Byrne, Leslie M. Garrett, Paul D. Kangas, Larry G. Pymento, Wilson Velez