Patents by Inventor Rick A. Rand

Rick A. Rand 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: 8278745
    Abstract: A package design is provided where a chip module is connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a land grid array (LGA) on the top surface of the PCB, and where a power supply is connected to the PCB via a second LGA on the bottom surface of the PCB. The stack of the chip module, power supply, and LGA is held in place and compressed with actuation hardware forming an adjustable frame. The package allows field replacibility of either the module, or the PS, and provides the shortest possible wiring distance from the PS to the module leading to higher performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul W. Coteus, Shawn A. Hall, Gareth G. Hougham, Alphonso P. Lanzetta, Rick A. Rand
  • Patent number: 8174106
    Abstract: A package design is provided where a chip module is connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a land grid array (LGA) on the top surface of the PCB, and where a power supply is connected to the PCB via a second LGA on the bottom surface of the PCB. The stack of the chip module, power supply, and LGA is held in place and compressed with actuation hardware forming an adjustable frame. The package allows field replacibility of either the module, or the PS, and provides the shortest possible wiring distance from the PS to the module leading to higher performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul W. Coteus, Shawn A. Hall, Gareth G. Hougham, Alphonso P. Lanzetta, Rick A. Rand
  • Patent number: 7813815
    Abstract: An integrated circuit contains within the chip one or more measuring devices that provide a digital value corresponding to respective physical operating parameters of the chip. The digital values can be communicated to other devices using an interrupt handler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Herschel Ainspan, Philip G. Emma, Rick A. Rand, Arthur R Zingher
  • Publication number: 20090315168
    Abstract: A package design is provided where a chip module is connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a land grid array (LGA) on the top surface of the PCB, and where a power supply is connected to the PCB via a second LGA on the bottom surface of the PCB. The stack of the chip module, power supply, and LGA is held in place and compressed with actuation hardware forming an adjustable frame. The package allows field replacibility of either the module, or the PS, and provides the shortest possible wiring distance from the PS to the module leading to higher performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul W. Coteus, Shawn A. Hall, Gareth G. Hougham, Alphonso P. Lanzetta, Rick A. Rand
  • Publication number: 20080054430
    Abstract: A package design is provided where a chip module is connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) via a land grid array (LGA) on the top surface of the PCB, and where a power supply is connected to the PCB via a second LGA on the bottom surface of the PCB. The stack of the chip module, power supply, and LGA is held in place and compressed with actuation hardware forming an adjustable frame. The package allows field replacibility of either the module, or the PS, and provides the shortest possible wiring distance from the PS to the module leading to higher performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paul W. Coteus, Shawn A. Hall, Gareth G. Hougham, Alphonso P. Lanzetta, Rick A. Rand
  • Patent number: 7168853
    Abstract: This invention relates to digitally measuring operating parameters, for example, temperature, within a semiconductor chip and making those measurements internally available to hardware, firmware, and software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Herschel Ainspan, Philip G. Emma, Rick A. Rand, Arthur Zingher
  • Publication number: 20040136436
    Abstract: This invention relates to digitally measuring operating parameters, for example, temperature, within a semiconductor chip and making those measurements internally available to hardware, firmware, and software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Herschel Ainspan, Philip G. Emma, Rick A. Rand, Arthur R. Zingher
  • Patent number: 4920429
    Abstract: A scanning imager is described which includes a line camera and a table to mechanically present successive regions of an item to be imaged. The time of exposure of the camera for each successive region presented is controlled by encoding strips connected to the table. Thus, if the table is subjected to motion variations, the encoding strips are likewise affected and vary the exposure time for each analog image pixel scan. To compensate, an exposure correction system is provided which includes an analog voltage generator whose output is related to each successive region exposure time. An A to D conversion circuit is responsive to the analog voltage to normalize the analog image value from the camera so that, in effect, equal exposure images result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: International Business Machines
    Inventors: Robert S. Jaffe, Mark A. Lavin, Rick A. Rand, Paul Schreiner