Patents by Inventor Raymond T. Fitzsimmons

Raymond T. Fitzsimmons 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).

  • Patent number: 3938722
    Abstract: An apparatus for bonding beam lead devices and flip chip devices onto mating conductive surfaces on a substrate or other surface and for bonding electrical leads to semiconductor devices and subsequently to mating conductive surfaces on a substrate or other surface, utilizing either thermocompression or ultrasonic energy. The bonding system of this disclosure includes a novel bonding tool having minute spherically shaped bonding surfaces which are caused by a novel pivoting mechanism to individually and successively bond each of a plurality of electrical leads in a complex wobbling motion which permits the bonding surfaces to trace an adjustable rectangular or other predetermined linear path around the periphery of the device. The system also includes a frequency modulated ultrasonic generator and a novel lead composite, developed for this apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1973
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1976
    Assignee: Mech-El Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Kelly, Richard F. Foulke, Raymond T. Fitzsimmons