Patents by Inventor Michael G. Baxter

Michael G. Baxter 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).

  • Leveling block for semiconductor demounter
    Patent number: 5482899
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed that prevent the breakage of semiconductor wafers that have not been entirely sawed, during the process of removing dicing tape from the back of the wafer. In addition, an improved semiconductor demounter is disclosed that allows optimum positioning of the semiconductor wafer for removal of the dicing tape. The apparatus for preventing breakage of semiconductor wafers consists of a leveling block 32 for use with a semiconductor demounter 16 having an incline 18 leading up to a tape removal apparatus 20. The leveling block 32 comprises an declined plane 34 with an angle of declination 36 approximately equal to the angle of inclination 26 of the incline leading up to the tape removal apparatus 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert G. McKenna, Michael G. Baxter