Patents by Inventor Thomas Gerard Jantz

Thomas Gerard Jantz 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).

  • Automated chamfering method
    Patent number: 6142726
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading, chamfering and unloading a ceramic or ceramic/polymer substrate for electronic components. An automatic part loader moves substrates in a row as a unit, using a frangible pin to push the parts. The part loader separates the first of the substrates from the rest, and a load pedestal pushes the first substrate up into a loading/unloading nest. The load pedestal is mounted on rods so that the substrate may move laterally to center itself in the nest. The nest then rotates to load the substrate onto a movable process pedestal. The chamfering apparatus includes a pair of spaced, rotatable cutting spindles for chamfering edges and corners on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Peter Westerfield, Jr., Thomas Gerard Jantz, Robert Paul Kuder, II, David Clyde Linnell, Robert Albert Meyen
  • Automated chamfering apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5984608
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading, chamfering and unloading a ceramic or ceramic/polymer substrate for electronic components. An automatic part loader moves substrates in a row as a unit, using a frangible pin to push the parts. The part loader separates the first of the substrates from the rest, and a load pedestal pushes the first substrate up into a loading/unloading nest. The load pedestal is mounted on rods so that the substrate may move laterally to center itself in the nest. The nest then rotates to load the substrate onto a movable process pedestal. The chamfering apparatus includes a pair of spaced, rotatable cutting spindles for chamfering edges and corners on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Peter Westerfield, Jr., Thomas Gerard Jantz, Robert Paul Kuder, II, David Clyde Linnell, Robert Albert Meyen
  • Automated chamfering apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5752797
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading, chamfering and unloading a ceramic or ceramic/polymer substrate for electronic components. An automatic part loader moves substrates in a row as a unit, using a frangible pin to push the parts. The part loader separates the first of the substrates from the rest, and a load pedestal pushes the first substrate up into a loading/unloading nest. The load pedestal is mounted on rods so that the substrate may move laterally to center itself in the nest. The nest then rotates to load the substrate onto a movable process pedestal. The chamfering apparatus includes a pair of spaced, rotatable cutting spindles for chamfering edges and corners on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Peter Westerfield, Jr., Thomas Gerard Jantz, Robert Paul Kuder, II, David Clyde Linnell, Robert Albert Meyen