Patents by Inventor George Kumpf

George Kumpf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070139294
    Abstract: A high impedance surface (300) has a printed circuit board (302) with a first surface (314) and a second surface (316), and a continuous electrically conductive plate (319) disposed on the second surface (316) of the printed circuit board (302). A plurality of electrically conductive plates (318) is disposed on the first surface (314) of the printed circuit board (302), while a plurality of elements are also provided. Each element comprises at least one of (1) at least one multi-layer inductor (330, 331) electrically coupled between at least two of the electrically conductive plates (318) and embedded within the printed circuit board (302), and (2) at least one capacitor (320) electrically coupled between at least two of the electrically conductive plates (318).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Dunn, Robert Croswell, George Kumpf, John Svigelj