Patents by Inventor Orland E. Upton

Orland E. Upton 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).

  • I. C. feeder for automated placement machine
    Patent number: 4770565
    Abstract: A feeder assembly comprising a feeder tube having metal rails mounted therein along which IC's can slide on the parts of their leads next to their body and at one end an adapter for guiding the IC's from a transport tube onto the rails. An opening in the feeder tube is provided for permitting pulses of gas to flow through the tube toward the end of the tube remote from the adapter so as to move the IC's to a pick-up pad at said remote end one at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Orland E. Upton