Inventor · Byron, MN, US

John L. Colbert

42Patents
12h-index
46Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 10, 1997 → Jun 5, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6480391B1 Modular cage for an electronic component Electricity 54 Expired
US6385044B1 Heat pipe heat sink assembly for cooling semiconductor chips Electricity 37 Expired
US5947570A Modular cabinet assembly for a computer Physics 36 Expired
US6475011B1 Land grid array socket actuation hardware for MCM applications Electricity 24 Expired
US6449155B1 Land grid array subassembly for multichip modules Electricity 22 Expired
US7499279B2 Cold plate stability Electricity 21 Active
US7751918B2 Methods for configuring tubing for interconnecting in-series multiple liquid-cooled cold plates Physics 20 Active
US7486516B2 Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8267701B2 Alignment structure having a frame structure and bridging connections to couple and align segments of a socket housing Electricity 17 Active
US7777329B2 Heatsink apparatus for applying a specified compressive force to an integrated circuit device Electricity 16 Active
US5928016A Direct access storage device housing and tray design Electricity 15 Expired
US7435622B2 High performance reworkable heatsink and packaging structure with solder release layer and method of making Electricity 13 Active
US7342306B2 High performance reworkable heatsink and packaging structure with solder release layer Electricity 12 Expired
US7606033B2 Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7293994B2 Method and apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using a resilient wire bundle captured in an aperture of an interposer by a retention member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7345881B2 Non-influencing fastener for mounting a heat sink in contact with an electronic component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US6561554B2 Simplified latch and associated assembly method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6634095B2 Apparatus for mounting a land grid array module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6757965B2 Method of installing a land grid array multi-chip modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6089917A Method and system for circuit board common mode noise suppression utilizing ferrous cores Electricity 8 Expired
US7903411B2 Cold plate stability Electricity 7 Active
US6988533B2 Method and apparatus for mounting a heat transfer apparatus upon an electronic component Electricity 5 Expired
US8363404B2 Implementing loading and heat removal for hub module assembly Electricity 5 Active
US7944698B2 Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6802733B2 Topside installation apparatus for land grid array modules Electricity 4 Expired

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