Patents by Inventor Mark Harrison McLeod

Mark Harrison McLeod 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).

  • Forming constant diameter spherical metal balls
    Patent number: 8408448
    Abstract: A process and tools for forming spherical metal balls is described incorporating molds, injection molded solder, a liquid or gaseous environment to reduce or remove metal oxides and an unconstrained reflow of metal in a heated liquid or gas and solidification of molten metal in a cooler liquid or gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Claudius Feger, Peter Alfred Gruber, Mark Harrison McLeod, Jae-Woong Nah