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Christopher Combs — 22 Patents

Intel: 21 patents #1,927 of 30,777Top 7%
DEDelco Electronics: 1 patents #370 of 908Top 45%
Wheeling, IL: #8 of 399 inventorsTop 3%
Illinois: #3,329 of 84,256 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
Christopher Combs has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Intel. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in February 2024. Christopher Combs ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list Christopher Combs in Wheeling, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11916003 Varied ball ball-grid-array (BGA) packages Xiao Lu, Jiongxin Lu, Alexander HUETTIS, John Harper, Jieping Zhang +5 more 2024-02-27 $28,450,000
10573580 Surface structure method and apparatus associated with compute or electronic component packages Srinivasa R. Aravamudhan 2020-02-25 $18,813,000
7251880 Method and structure for identifying lead-free solder Tom E. Pearson, George Arrigotti, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2007-08-07 $27,562,000
7183496 Soldered heat sink anchor and method of use George Arrigotti, Tom E. Pearson, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2007-02-27 $10,067,000
7131193 Heat-shrinkable retainer for PCB double-sided assembly Arjang Fartash, Raiyomand Aspandiar, Tom E. Pearson 2006-11-07 $13,207,000
6917524 Extension mechanism and method for assembling overhanging components Tom E. Pearson, George Arrigotti, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2005-07-12 $27,947,000
6906268 Heat-shrinkable retainer for PCB double-sided assembly Arjang Fartash, Raiyomand Aspandiar, Tom E. Pearson 2005-06-14 $24,999,000
6875931 Retainer for circuit board assembly and method for using the same Arjang Fartash, Raiyomand Aspandiar, Tom E. Pearson 2005-04-05 $32,622,000
6817878 Zero mounting force solder-free connector/component and method George Arrigotti, Ralyomand F. Aspandiar, Tom E. Pearson 2004-11-16 $29,403,000
6801436 Extension mechanism and method for assembling overhanging components Tom E. Pearson, George Arrigotti, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2004-10-05 $22,015,000
6791035 Interposer to couple a microelectronic device package to a circuit board Thomas E. Pearson, George Arrigotti, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2004-09-14 $15,917,000
6791189 Epoxy washer for retention of inverted SMT components Tom E. Pearson, Arjang Fartash, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2004-09-14 $15,917,000
6764325 Zero insertion force heat-activated retention pin George Arrigotti, Raiyomand Aspandiar, Tom E. Pearson 2004-07-20 $27,954,000
6734371 Soldered heat sink anchor and method of use George Arrigotti, Tom E. Pearson, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2004-05-11 $33,328,000
6700800 Retainer for circuit board assembly and method for using the same Arjang Fartash, Tom E. Pearson, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2004-03-02 $51,169,000
6691407 Methods for retaining assembled components Tom E. Pearson, Arjang Fartash, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2004-02-17 $33,660,000
6651869 Methods and electronic board products utilizing endothermic material for filling vias to absorb heat during wave soldering Raiyomand Aspandiar, Tom E. Pearson 2003-11-25 $50,228,000
6523801 Component placement Jay Hall 2003-02-25 $39,445,000
6501658 Heatsink mounting with shock absorbers Tom E. Pearson, Arjang Fartash, Raiyomand Aspandiar 2002-12-31 $37,060,000
6472612 Printed circuit board with embedded thermocouple junctions Arjang Fartash, Raiyomand Aspandiar, Tom E. Pearson 2002-10-29 $79,331,000
D456249 Plastic package with pull tab Tom E. Pearson 2002-04-30
5671530 Flip-chip mounting assembly and method with vertical wafer feeder Andrew R. Baker, Steven Lee Davidson, Thomas Rezsonya 1997-09-30