Patents by Inventor William D. von Voss

William D. von Voss 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).

  • Desoldering apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4602733
    Abstract: Apparatus for the selective removal of the solder and a connector soldered in the through hole of a circuit panel including means for heating the solder and a pair of aligned tubes placed against opposite surfaces of the panel surrounding the connecting through hole with the tubes being supplied with fluid under pressure so as to produce a pressure differential across the solder column in the through hole and effective to urge the connector and solder from the through hole into the low pressure tube when the solder is melted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Slack, William D. von Voss