Inventor · Chippewa Falls, WI, US

Melvin C. August

31Patents
15h-index
40Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 22, 1983 → May 17, 1993

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4628407A Circuit module with enhanced heat transfer and distribution Electricity 117 Expired
US4884168A Cooling plate with interboard connector apertures for circuit board assemblies Electricity 92 Expired
US4514784A Interconnected multiple circuit module Electricity 75 Expired
US4535385A Circuit module with enhanced heat transfer and distribution Electricity 66 Expired
US5127570A Flexible automated bonding method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5144691A Computer signal interconnect apparatus Physics 43 Expired
US5185502A High power, high density interconnect apparatus for integrated circuits Electricity 34 Expired
US4939624A Interconnected multiple circuit module Electricity 34 Expired
US5131859A Quick disconnect system for circuit board modules Electricity 31 Expired
US4911645A Parallel board ZIF module connector Electricity 29 Expired
US5182420A Method of fabricating metallized chip carriers from wafer-shaped substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5224918A Method of manufacturing metal connector blocks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5211567A Metallized connector block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4700996A ZIE edge connector Electricity 16 Expired
US5178549A Shielded connector block Electricity 15 Expired
US5123848A Computer signal interconnect apparatus Electricity 14 Expired
US5258576A Integrated circuit chip carrier lid Electricity 10 Expired
US4949453A Method of making a chip carrier with terminating resistive elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5127986A High power, high density interconnect method and apparatus for integrated circuits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
USD315147S Computer cabinet General 9 Expired
US5358826A Method of fabricating metallized chip carries from wafer-shaped substrates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
USD337572S Computer cabinet General 7 Expired
US5162743A Method and apparatus for optimizing the electrical length of a signal flow path Physics 7 Expired
US4984993A Two-piece edge ZIF connector with sliding block Electricity 7 Expired
US5400504A Method of manufacturing metallized connector block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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