Patents by Inventor Philip Kloap

Philip Kloap 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).

  • Methods of and apparatus for handling semiconductor devices
    Patent number: 4556362
    Abstract: Apparatus (11) for handling articles (12), such as semiconductor devices, temporarily mounted to an adhesively coated surface of a diaphragm (29) of a mounting frame (21) includes an index table (31) for positioning a selected one of the articles (12) at a pickup axis (34). The article (12) is removed from adhesive contact with the diaphragm (29) by first engaging the underside of the diaphragm with spaced support pins (72) and urging the engaged portions of the diaphragm and the selected article upward while pulling adjacent regions of the diaphragm out of contact with the article by means of an applied vacuum. Then a vacuum tip (112) moves downward toward the selected article as supported in its original orientation in a position raised above a plane of an array of the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Bahnck, Philip Kloap