Patents by Inventor Neil Leslie Keim

Neil Leslie Keim 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reforming radial leaded components
    Patent number: 5787939
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reforming a radial lead of an electronic device and for being mounted on an assembly of a sequencer inserter machine, include first and second die bars, the second die bar being a movable die bar actuated by a stroke of the assembly of the sequencer inserter machine, and at least one push rod for actuating the second die bar in a direction toward the first die bar. As electronic component passes between the first and second die bars, leads of the electronic component are reformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Leslie Keim, William Drew Morgan