Patents by Inventor Richard Scott King

Richard Scott King 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).

  • Method of wave soldering thin laminate circuit boards
    Patent number: 6202916
    Abstract: A method and assembly for preserving solder connections of components mounted on a thin laminate circuit board during wave soldering of leaded components to the circuit board. The method generally entails supporting the circuit board on a pallet with pedestals that contact the surface of the circuit board directly opposite surface-mount components on the board. The pallet also includes an access directly opposite leaded components assembled to the board so that their leads are exposed. The pallet and board assembly are then placed on a wave soldering apparatus and wave soldered while applying and maintaining a force to the circuit board that ensures contact between the pedestals and the surface of the board opposite the surface-mount components, so that the leads of the leaded components are soldered to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Theresa Ann Updike, Richard Scott King, Michael Thomas Coles