Patents by Inventor Tommy E. McMinn

Tommy E. McMinn 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).

  • Patent number: 4725775
    Abstract: An improved semiconductor burn-in socket assembly board test device includes a plurality of sockets having apertures formed in the cavity bottoms, spring clip type female connectors rigidly mounted in the socket cavities for engaging male connector pins of semiconductor devices (dual-in-line packages, for example), and male connector pins depending from the cavity bottoms. Cermet resistors are rigidly fixed within the cavity bottom apertures, and soldered to the female and male connectors whereby a semiconductor burn-in test board is provided having isolation resistors vertically disposed with respect to the socket's female and male connectors and within the thickness of the socket bottoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Environmental Processing, Incorporated
    Inventor: Tommy E. McMinn