Patents by Inventor Silvan Thürlemann

Silvan Thürlemann 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).

  • Bondhead for a wire bonder
    Patent number: 6460751
    Abstract: A Wire Bonder contains a bondhead which comprises a slide, a rotary beam rotatable on a vertical axis and a rocker mounted on the rotary beam. The slide is movable back and forth in a predetermined horizontal direction and moves the rotary beam with it. The slide preferably bears on a horizontally arranged glide plate by means of an air bearing charged with vacuum. The rotary beam also preferably bears on the glide plate by means of a further air bearing charged with vacuum. A drive arranged on the slide is preferably foreseen for the rotating movement of the rotary beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: ESEC Trading SA
    Inventor: Silvan Thürlemann