Patents by Inventor Ramiro Castellanos-Nolasco

Ramiro Castellanos-Nolasco 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).

  • System and method for inspection using off-angle lighting
    Patent number: 7024031
    Abstract: A system for inspecting components is provided. The system includes an axial lighting system that illuminates the component with axial lighting to allow one or more features of the component to be located, such as by causing protruding features to be brighter than the background and recessed features to be darker than the background. An off-axis lighting system illuminates the component with off-axis lighting in the absence of the axial lighting to allow the component to be inspected to locate one or more features, such as a bump contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: August Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ramiro Castellanos-Nolasco, Sanjeev Mathur, John Mark Thornell, Thomas Casey Carrington, Hak Chuah Sim, Clyde Maxwell Guest, Charles Kenneth Harris