Patents by Inventor Tim Menard

Tim Menard 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).

  • Method and apparatus for marking a printed circuit board
    Patent number: 7498521
    Abstract: A method and apparatus include providing a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one light permeable layer, at least one non-light permeable layer having at least one void therethrough that may be vertically aligned with the at least one light permeable layer, and a source of illumination to simultaneously illuminate through the void and the at least one light permeable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Forbes, William L. Sanderson, IV, Daniel J. Ragland, Tim Menard
  • Method and apparatus for marking a printed circuit board
    Publication number: 20070002544
    Abstract: A method and apparatus include providing a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one light permeable layer, at least one non-light permeable layer having at least one void therethrough that may be vertically aligned with the at least one light permeable layer, and a source of illumination to simultaneously illuminate through the void and the at least one light permeable layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Brian Forbes, William Sanderson, Daniel Ragland, Tim Menard