Patents by Inventor Tom Alan Tremmel

Tom Alan Tremmel 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).

  • Semiconductor burn-in oven chamber sealing
    Patent number: 11680980
    Abstract: A semiconductor burn-in oven includes a housing including a burn-in chamber and an opening to the burn-in chamber surrounded by a front face, a heating device, testing circuitry, a door and a sealing mechanism. The door has an open position, in which the burn-in chamber is accessible through the opening, and a closed position, in which the door covers the opening. The sealing mechanism is configured to form a seal around the opening between an interior side of the door and the front face when the door is in the closed position. The sealing mechanism includes at least one sealing member having a recessed position, in which a gap extends between the front face and the interior side of the door, and a sealing position, in which the at least one sealing member closes the gap and forms the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MICRO CONTROL COMPANY
    Inventors: Tom Alan Tremmel, John Thomas McElreath
  • SEMICONDUCTOR BURN-IN OVEN CHAMBER SEALING
    Publication number: 20220082611
    Abstract: A semiconductor burn-in oven includes a housing including a burn-in chamber and an opening to the burn-in chamber surrounded by a front face, a heating device, testing circuitry, a door and a sealing mechanism. The door has an open position, in which the burn-in chamber is accessible through the opening, and a closed position, in which the door covers the opening. The sealing mechanism is configured to form a seal around the opening between an interior side of the door and the front face when the door is in the closed position. The sealing mechanism includes at least one sealing member having a recessed position, in which a gap extends between the front face and the interior side of the door, and a sealing position, in which the at least one sealing member closes the gap and forms the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Tom Alan Tremmel, John Thomas McElreath