Inventor · Irving, TX, US

Wayne K. Pfaff

37Patents
13h-index
2Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 5, 1974 → Apr 15, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5611705A Mounting apparatus for ball grid array device Electricity 67 Expired
US5419710A Mounting apparatus for ball grid array device Electricity 51 Expired
US6016254A Mounting apparatus for grid array packages Electricity 45 Expired
US4950980A Test socket for electronic device packages Physics 44 Expired
US5556293A Mounting apparatus for ball grid array device Electricity 39 Expired
US5108302A Test socket Electricity 38 Expired
US4491377A Mounting housing for leadless chip carrier Electricity 29 Expired
US4660282A Method and apparatus for unloading electronic circuit packages from zero insertion force sockets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US3962719A Mounting pad and semiconductor encapsulation device combination Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
USD717898S1 Golf swing plane alignment tool General 19 Active
US4304514A Circuit package loader and extractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4618199A Low insertion force socket Electricity 15 Expired
USD272288S Material handling transport tray or the like General 15 Expired
US6294920A Test mounting for surface mount device packages Physics 9 Expired
US5508628A Automated closure test socket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4808119A Zero insertion force mounting housings for electronic device packages Electricity 7 Expired
US4869674A Cradle for electronic device package Electricity 6 Expired
US4713022A Socket for flat pack electronic device packages Electricity 6 Expired
US4767983A Test fixture for electronic device packages Physics 5 Expired
USD778987S1 Golf course sign General 5 Active
US4370805A Circuit package handling apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6270357A Mounting for high frequency device packages Electricity 4 Expired
USD728716S1 Golf putter head with self-adjusting face General 4 Active
US6124720A Test socket for surface mount device packages Physics 4 Expired
USRE39418E1 Mounting apparatus for ball grid array device General 3 Expired

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