Patents by Inventor Phillip G. Jordon

Phillip G. Jordon 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).

  • Electronic component testing oven
    Patent number: 5436569
    Abstract: The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a testing apparatus for electronic components to monitor their behavior at elevated temperatures. The invention comprises a transport belt with at least one carrier attached to the transport belt, the carrier being capable of retaining an electronic component. The carriers are adapted to contact bus bars positioned adjacent the transport belt to electrically connect a component retained by the carrier to an electrical power supply. The apparatus includes means for ramping up the electrical power applied to the component from an initial low voltage to a second, testing voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Despatch Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans L. Melgaard, Louis A. Larson, Brian E. Hajder, Phillip G. Jordon, Eric W. Nelson