Inventor · Portland, OR, US

Christopher Combs

22Patents
8h-index
21Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 30, 1995 → Sep 18, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD456249S1 Plastic package with pull tab General 43 Expired
US6501658B2 Heatsink mounting with shock absorbers Electricity 38 Expired
US5671530A Flip-chip mounting assembly and method with vertical wafer feeder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6734371B2 Soldered heat sink anchor and method of use Electricity 14 Expired
US6472612B2 Printed circuit board with embedded thermocouple junctions Electricity 11 Expired
US6700800B2 Retainer for circuit board assembly and method for using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6764325B2 Zero insertion force heat-activated retention pin Electricity 10 Expired
US7183496B2 Soldered heat sink anchor and method of use Electricity 9 Expired
US6801436B2 Extension mechanism and method for assembling overhanging components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6875931B2 Retainer for circuit board assembly and method for using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6791035B2 Interposer to couple a microelectronic device package to a circuit board Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7251880B2 Method and structure for identifying lead-free solder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6791189B2 Epoxy washer for retention of inverted SMT components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6691407B2 Methods for retaining assembled components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6917524B2 Extension mechanism and method for assembling overhanging components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7131193B2 Heat-shrinkable retainer for PCB double-sided assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6906268B2 Heat-shrinkable retainer for PCB double-sided assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6651869B2 Methods and electronic board products utilizing endothermic material for filling vias to absorb heat during wave soldering Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6523801B2 Component placement Electricity 1 Expired
US6817878B2 Zero mounting force solder-free connector/component and method Electricity 0 Expired
US10573580B2 Surface structure method and apparatus associated with compute or electronic component packages Electricity 0 Active
US11916003B2 Varied ball ball-grid-array (BGA) packages Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.