Patents by Inventor Richard F. Shortt

Richard F. Shortt 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: 6444082
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for removing a bonded lid from a substrate of variable size including nesting jaws to support and secure the substrate; and gripping jaws to grip the lid; wherein, in operation, the gripping jaws pivot with respect to the nesting jaws and create a, peeling action which separates the lid from the substrate with minimum force and without damage to the substrate or attached semiconductor devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barrie C. Campbell, David L. Edwards, Ronald L. Hering, Richard F. Shortt
  • Patent number: 5493076
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a new structure and a method for repairing semiconductor substrates, and more particularly, the invention encompasses a structure and a method for repairing Printed Circuit Boards or other electronic substrates by providing electrical lines on the defective board. On a substrate that has an open or an electrical discontinuity, after the discontinuity has been established, a portion of the electrical line across from the electrical discontinuity are exposed and one or more trenches or grooves are made between the two or more exposed portions of the electrical line. The two exposed portions of the exposed electrical line is then joined by either an electrical wire that is routed through the trench or using a standard deposition process one or more metals or material are deposited in the open trench to provide or restore electrical continuity and the excess deposition material is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Levite, Michael Berger, Richard L. Chartrand, Mary A. Emmett, Raymond A. Jackson, James J. Petrone, Richard F. Shortt, Roger A. Stinemire
  • Patent number: 5446961
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a new structure and a method for repairing semiconductor substrates, and more particularly, the invention encompasses a structure and a method for repairing Printed Circuit Boards or other electronic substrates by providing electrical lines on the defective board. On a substrate that has an open or an electrical discontinuity, after the discontinuity has been established, a portion of the electrical line across from the electrical discontinuity are exposed and one or more trenches or grooves are made between the two or more exposed portions of the electrical line. The two exposed portions of the exposed electrical line is then joined by either an electrical wire that is routed through the trench or using a standard deposition process one or more metals or material are deposited in the open trench to provide or restore electrical continuity and the excess deposition material is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Levite, Michael Berger, Richard L. Chartrand, Mary A. Emmett, Raymond A. Jackson, James J. Petrone, Richard F. Shortt, Roger A. Stinemire