Patents by Inventor Michael L. Turnage

Michael L. Turnage 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).

  • Integrated circuit package carrier
    Patent number: 4980635
    Abstract: A carrier for an integrated circuit package is disclosed which comprises a base (30) suitable for receiving an integrated circuit package with unformed leads (20') or formed leads (20), a cover (60), flexible material (66), such as an elastomer, disposed between the cover (60) and base (30) surfaces, and pressure is maintained across the cover (60) and base (30) by way of finger (44) on a clip (40) on the base (30) engaging latching edges (68) of cover (60). The leads (22) of the integrated circuit package (20, 20') are thereby secured in position by the elastomeric material (66) which forms itself partially around each of the leads in response to pressure applied across the base (30) and cover (60) as hereinabove described. The disclosed invention eliminates the need for separate grooves or nests in the base (30) of the carrier for each lead of the integrated circuit package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: R. Thomas Walton, James A. Hathaway, Michael D. Runyan, Michael L. Turnage
  • Portable dolly with hydraulic lift
    Patent number: D375392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: High Desert Equipment Corp.
    Inventors: Michael L. Turnage, Michael C. Totten, William D. Cohee