Patents by Inventor Mark E. Callahan

Mark E. Callahan 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).

  • De-soldering tool
    Patent number: 7465173
    Abstract: A de-soldering tool includes an upper heating device having an upper heating element for applying heat to an upper mating structure, the upper mating structure arranged in a pattern matching contacts in an electrical connecter soldered to a printed wiring board; a lower heating device having a lower heating element for applying heat to a lower mating structure, the lower mating structure arranged in a pattern matching the solder connections on the underside of the PWB; a controller applying power to the upper heating element and the lower heating element to liquefy solder on the contacts in the electrical connecter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark E. Callahan
  • De-Soldering Tool
    Publication number: 20080169337
    Abstract: A de-soldering tool includes an upper heating device having an upper heating element for applying heat to an upper mating structure, the upper mating structure arranged in a pattern matching contacts in an electrical connecter soldered to a printed wiring board; a lower heating device having a lower heating element for applying heat to a lower mating structure, the lower mating structure arranged in a pattern matching the solder connections on the underside of the PWB; a controller applying power to the upper heating element and the lower heating element to liquefy solder on the contacts in the electrical connecter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark E. Callahan