Patents by Inventor Walter V. Vilkelis

Walter V. Vilkelis 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: 5155577
    Abstract: An integrated circuit carrier comprising a modular substrate having an upper surface, a multitude of electrically conducting device terminals on the upper surface of the substrate, a multitude of electrically conducting engineering change pads also on the upper surface of the substrate, and an engineering change network to form a unique electrical connection between each of an arbitrary subset of the device terminals and each of an arbitrary subset of the engineering change pads. The engineering change network includes a multitude of connecting pads, and a multitude of first, second, and third conductive leads or wires, and each of the connecting pads includes first and second spaced apart sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dudley A. Chance, Timothy R. Dinger, David P. Lapotin, Walter V. Vilkelis
  • Patent number: 5028983
    Abstract: Electronic device packaging structures useful for electrically interconnecting an electronic device to a substrate. The structure contains at least two metallization layers with dielectric layers between adjacent to metallization layers. The dielectric layers can have variable thickness. Beam leads can project inwardly in cantilevered fashion over a central aperture through the dielectric layers. The inner ends of the beam leads lie substantially in one plane and can be bonded to contact pads on integrated circuit electronic devices. Beam leads can project outwardly from the metallization layers over outer edges of the dielectric layers for bonding to contact pads on a substrate. Signal leads on metallization layers can be symmetrically arranged between ground and voltage leads to provide optimal impedance properties. These structures are useful for tape automated bonding applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Harry R. Bickford, Mark F. Bregman, Thomas M. Cipolla, John Gow, III, Peter G. Ledermann, Ekkehard F. Miersch, Leonard T. Olson, David P. Pagnani, Timothy C. Reiley, Uh-Po E. Tsou, Walter V. Vilkelis