Patents by Inventor Stephen Peter Ayotte, Jr.

Stephen Peter Ayotte, Jr. 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).

  • Tray for transporting semiconductor devices of a BGA type
    Patent number: 8453843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tray for storing a semiconductor device of a ball grid array type. More specifically, a tray structure is provided, which includes a pocket formed in the tray for holding the semiconductor device, the pocket includes sidewalls having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a shelf portion located between the upper and lower portions of the sidewalls. The shelf portion extends horizontally inwardly from the upper portion of the sidewalls to support a portion of peripheral edges of the semiconductor device. The plurality of solder balls along the peripheral edges are spaced apart from the lower portion of the sidewalls of the pocket and an inner edge of the shelf portion when one of the opposing sides of the semiconductor device abuts the upper portion of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Peter Ayotte, Jr., Timothy M. Sullivan, Jacques Tetreault