Daniel J Buschel

US Patent:

20130070434, Mar 21, 2013

Filed:

Sep 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/233748

Inventors:

Daniel J. Buschel - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Wai M. Ma - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Donald A. Merte - Poughkeepsie NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H05K 5/04
H05K 3/00
H05K 5/00

US Classification:

361757, 361752, 427 961, 427 992

Abstract:

An apparatus may include a housing forming an enclosure having an edge seatable on a printed circuit board (PCB). The enclosure edge may include an edge portion. The housing may be configured to transfer a force applied to the housing to a surface mount component mounted on the PCB to dismount the surface mount component. The apparatus may include a dye inlet formed by the housing and configured to conduct a dye into the enclosure. Another apparatus may include at least one gasket mounted to the enclosure edge to contact the major surface of the PCB adjacent to the surface mount component for forming a seal with the PCB. A method may include enclosing a surface mount component in an enclosure formed in a nozzle apparatus, introducing a dye into the enclosure, and applying a force to the nozzle apparatus to dismount the surface mount component.

US Patent:

20130337697, Dec 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/495671

Inventors:

Daniel J. Buschel - Poughkeepsie NY, US
Wai Mon Ma - Poughkeepsie NY, US
James E. Tersigni - Highland NY, US
Raymond D. Birchall - Highland NY, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H01R 24/20

US Classification:

439660

Abstract:

A surface mount component adapter, assembly and related method for attaching a surface mount component to a printed circuit board. The surface mount component adapter includes a substrate, a surface mount component holder on the substrate, and flexible leads each having a base end attached to the surface mount component holder and a free end configured to engage a plated through hole on a circuit board. The surface mount component holder is configured to engage electrical contacts of a surface mount component. The surface mount component assembly combines the surface mount adapter with the surface mount component. In the surface mount component method, the surface mount assembly is formed and the free ends of the flexible leads are attached to a corresponding number of the plated through holes on the circuit board.