Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Bachelder

Thomas W. Bachelder 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).

  • Publication number: 20190120591
    Abstract: Locking mechanisms for and methods of securing firearm components in the shoulder stock or butt and/or handgrip of a collapsible firearm. In one example, the locking mechanism may include one or more locking members and a locking mechanism. In another example the locking mechanism may include a cylinder lock. The locking mechanism is configured to secure one or more firearm components in place within a storage compartment of the shoulder stock or butt and/or handgrip of the collapsible firearm, and/or to secure an endcap of the collapsible firearm to the shoulder stock or butt and/or handgrip, thereby rendering the storage compartment a locked container, with the one or more firearm components locked therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Bradford L. Goldense, Thomas W. Bachelder
  • Patent number: 10247513
    Abstract: Locking mechanisms for and methods of securing firearm components in the shoulder stock or butt and/or handgrip of a collapsible firearm. In one example, the locking mechanism may include one or more locking members and a locking mechanism. In another example the locking mechanism may include a cylinder lock. The locking mechanism is configured to secure one or more firearm components in place within a storage compartment of the shoulder stock or butt and/or handgrip of the collapsible firearm, and/or to secure an endcap of the collapsible firearm to the shoulder stock or butt and/or handgrip, thereby rendering the storage compartment a locked container, with the one or more firearm components locked therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventors: Bradford L. Goldense, Thomas W. Bachelder
  • Patent number: 10214914
    Abstract: A flooring system that may include one or more floor members, wherein the one or more floor members may be configured together to form a floor covering atop an installation surface, which may be a non-dry environment, and wherein one or more of the one or more floor members are secured directly to the installation surface, and wherein the one or more floor members is made of a non-wood decking material. The one or more floor members may include one or more holding floor members, and one or more floating floor members, wherein the one or more holding floor members engage with one or more of the one or more floating floor members to form the floor covering atop the installation surface, and wherein the holding floor members are configured and arranged to secure the floor covering in place atop the installation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas W. Bachelder
  • Publication number: 20180163411
    Abstract: A flooring system that may include one or more floor members, wherein the one or more floor members may be configured together to form a floor covering atop an installation surface, which may be a non-dry environment, and wherein one or more of the one or more floor members are secured directly to the installation surface, and wherein the one or more floor members is made of a non-wood decking material. The one or more floor members may include one or more holding floor members, and one or more floating floor members, wherein the one or more holding floor members engage with one or more of the one or more floating floor members to form the floor covering atop the installation surface, and wherein the holding floor members are configured and arranged to secure the floor covering in place atop the installation surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas W. Bachelder
  • Publication number: 20010050567
    Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously testing or burning in a large number of the integrated circuit chips on a product wafer includes probes mounted on a first board and tester chips mounted on a second board, there being electrical connectors connecting the two boards. The tester chips are for distributing power to the product chips or for testing the product chips. The probes and thin film wiring to which they are attached are personalized for the pad footprint of the particular wafer being probed. The base of the first board and the second board both remain the same for all wafers in a product family. The use of two boards provides that the tester chip is kept at a substantially lower temperature than the product chips during burn-in to extend the lifetime of tester chips. A gap can be used as thermal insulation between the boards, and the gap sealed and evacuated for further thermal insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas W. Bachelder, Dennis R. Barringer, Dennis R. Conti, James M. Crafts, David L. Gardell, Paul M. Gaschke, Mark R. Laforce, Charles H. Perry, Roger R. Schmidt, Joseph J. Van Horn, Wade H. White
  • Patent number: 6275051
    Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously testing or burning in a large number of the integrated circuit chips on a product wafer includes probes mounted on a first board and tester chips mounted on a second board, there being electrical connectors connecting the two boards. The tester chips are for distributing power to the product chips or for testing the product chips. The probes and thin film wiring to which they are attached are personalized for the pad footprint of the particular wafer being probed. The base of the first board and the second board both remain the same for all wafers in a product family. The use of two boards provides that the tester chip is kept at a substantially lower temperature than the product chips during burning to extend the lifetime of tester chips. A gap can be used as thermal insulation between the boards, and the gap sealed and evacuated for further thermal insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas W. Bachelder, Dennis R. Barringer, Dennis R. Conti, James M. Crafts, David L. Gardell, Paul M. Gaschke, Mark R. Laforce, Charles H. Perry, Roger R. Schmidt, Joseph J. Van Horn, Wade H. White