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Texas Instruments Corporation

Semiconductor Technologies & Instruments Pte. Ltd.

James E Loveless

Troy D Moore

Michael D Glucksman

Dennis M Botkin

Rajiv Roy

Weerakiat Wahawisan

Michael C Zemek

Thomas J Difloria

Paul Harris Hasten

Joseph S Antao

Joseph Antao

A bracket and strap assembly that permits a gutter to be attached to a standing seam on a metal roof without the use of roof-piercing screws and/or nails. A unitary bracket is mounted on the standing seam. A gutter-supporting strap is attached to the bracket. All attachments are made with setscrews.

Standing seam-mounted gutter bracket

A lead conditioning system (10) conditions leads (74) of electronic component package (30) and includes a rotary table (16) for holding electronic component package (30) and making accessible the leads (74). A conditioning tool (20) includes conditioner arm (34) and conditioner blade (70) that selectively contacts a predetermined number of the leads (74). A manipulator (22) moves conditioning tool (20) to positions that contact a predetermined number of leads (74) to condition leads (74). A control system (24) controls the operation of manipulator (22).

Programmable lead conditioner

A lead conditioning system (10) provides an offset conditioner (12), a planarity conditioner (14) and a tweeze conditioner station (16), a centering station (18), a transport assembly (20), a cabinet (22) having an input station (24) and an output station (26), and a control electronic control apparatus (28). Offset conditioner (12) conditions the offset spacing between leads of a gull-wing semiconductor device by shifting the leads axially in both directions and returning the leads to a center position according to a predetermined specification. Likewise, planarity conditioner station (14) deforms the leads of the semiconductor device so that the leads are essentially upright then repositions the leads by exerting forces downwardly on the tips of the leads so that the tips of the leads of the semiconductor device are essentially shifted to a coplanar position according to a predetermined specification. Offset conditioner (12) features a self-centering device with blades which accurately center the semiconductor device when the self-centering device is lowered thereover. Offset conditioner (12) also features a blade unit which is constructed with successive laminations of steel for enhanced strength and durability of the blades despite the thin width thereof.

Lead conditioner for Quad semiconductor packages

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Carrollton, TX, United States of America

James E Loveless