Patents by Inventor Stéphane Balon

Stéphane Balon 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).

  • Wire bonder with a downholder for pressing the fingers of a system carrier onto a heating plate
    Patent number: 7134589
    Abstract: A Wire Bonder has a downholder for pressing the fingers of a system carrier onto a heating plate. The downholder can be raised and lowered. A downholder in accordance with the invention contains four guide elements for bearing a holding plate, whereby each guide element has a supporting surface and a bolt that can be moved by means of a drive. In the raised condition of the downholder, the holding plate rests on the supporting surfaces of the four guide elements. In the lowered condition of the downholder, the bolts of the four guide elements press the holding plate against the fingers of the system carrier presented on the heating plate. At least one of the four bolts can be moved separately so that the holding plate can temporarily anchor the system carrier without already pressing all fingers against the heating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Unaxis International Trading Ltd.
    Inventor: Stéphane Balon
  • Wire bonder with a downholder for pressing the fingers of a system carrier onto a heating plate
    Publication number: 20050067462
    Abstract: A Wire Bonder has a downholder for pressing the fingers of a system carrier onto a heating plate. The downholder can be raised and lowered. A downholder in accordance with the invention contains four guide elements for bearing a holding plate, whereby each guide element has a supporting surface and a bolt that can be moved by means of a drive. In the raised condition of the downholder, the holding plate rests on the supporting surfaces of the four guide elements. In the lowered condition of the downholder, the bolts of the four guide elements press the holding plate against the fingers of the system carrier presented on the heating plate. At least one of the four bolts can be moved separately so that the holding plate can temporarily anchor the system carrier without already pressing all fingers against the heating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Unaxis International Trading Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephane Balon