Patents by Inventor Kyle McWethy

Kyle McWethy 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).

  • Patent number: 11962057
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating high Q empty substrate integrated waveguide devices and/or system with low loss, mechanically and thermally stabilized in photodefinable glass ceramic substrate. The photodefinable glass ceramic process enables high performance, high quality, and/or low-cost structures. Compact low loss RF empty substrate integrated waveguide devices are a cornerstone technological requirement for RF systems, in particular, for portable systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: 3D GLASS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11929199
    Abstract: A method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes to form one or more electrical conduction paths on the photosensitive glass substrate, exposing at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate to an activating energy source, exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase of at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature, cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed glass to a crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate and etching the glass-crystalline substrate with an etchant solution to form one or more angled channels that are then coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: 3D GLASS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11894594
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. Where a ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: 3D GLASS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20240014794
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of making a RF impedance matching device in a photo definable glass ceramic substrate. A ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF Transmission Line in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11677373
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of making a RF impedance matching device in a photo definable glass ceramic substrate. A ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF Transmission Line in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11594457
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for creating a system in a package with integrated lumped element devices and active devices on a single chip/substrate for heterogeneous integration system-on-chip (HiSoC) in photo-definable glass, comprising: masking a design layout comprising one or more electrical passive and active components on or in a photosensitive glass substrate; activating the photosensitive glass substrate, heating and cooling to make the crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate; etching the glass-crystalline substrate; and depositing, growing, or selectively etching a seed layer on a surface of the glass-crystalline substrate on the surface of the photodefinable glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20230025988
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of making a thermal management and signal control structure comprising forming in a substrate heat conductive vias and control vias, power vias, and ground vias, wherein the heat conductive vias and the control vias, power vias, and vias are aligned to a first metal plate on a first side of the substrate, wherein the control vias, power vias, and ground vias are surrounded by a glass layer; forming a second metal plate on a second side of the substrate, wherein the second metal plate is connected to the heat conductive vias; and forming a pad on each of the control vias, power vias, and ground vias, wherein each pad is configured to electrically connect the thermal management and signal control structure to at least one of: a printed circuit board, an integrated circuit, or a power management unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20220278435
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. Where a ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20220239270
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for creating a system-in-package in or on photodefinable glass including: providing a photodefinable glass substrate; masking a design layout comprising one or more structures to form one or more integrated lumped element devices as the system-in-package on or in a photodefinable glass substrate; transforming at least a portion of the photodefinable glass substrate to form a glass-crystalline substrate; etching the glass-crystalline substrate to form one or more channels in the glass-crystalline substrate; depositing, growing, or selectively etching a seed layer on a surface of the glass-crystalline substrate to enable electroplating of copper; and electroplating the copper to fill the one or more channels and to deposit copper on the surface of the photodefinable glass to form the one or more integrated lumped element devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11367939
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. Where a ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20220173488
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating high Q empty substrate integrated waveguide devices and/or system with low loss, mechanically and thermally stabilized in photodefinable glass ceramic substrate. The photodefinable glass ceramic process enables high performance, high quality, and/or low-cost structures. Compact low loss RF empty substrate integrated waveguide devices are a cornerstone technological requirement for RF systems, in particular, for portable systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11342896
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for creating a system in a package with integrated lumped element devices is system-in-package (SiP) or in photo-definable glass, comprising: masking a design layout comprising one or more electrical components on or in a photosensitive glass substrate; activating the photosensitive glass substrate, heating and cooling to make the crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate; etching the glass-crystalline substrate; and depositing, growing, or selectively etching a seed layer on a surface of the glass-crystalline substrate on the surface of the photodefinable glass, wherein the integrated lumped element devices reduces the parasitic noise and losses by at least 25% from a package lumped element device mount to a system-in-package (SiP) in or on photo-definable glass when compared to an equivalent surface mounted device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20220157524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes or post to form one or more high surface area capacitive device for monolithic system level integration on a glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 11264167
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes or post to form one or more high surface area capacitive device for monolithic system level integration on a glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20210175136
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for creating a system in a package with integrated lumped element devices and active devices on a single chip/substrate for heterogeneous integration system-on-chip (HiSoC) in photo-definable glass, comprising: masking a design layout comprising one or more electrical passive and active components on or in a photosensitive glass substrate; activating the photosensitive glass substrate, heating and cooling to make the crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate; etching the glass-crystalline substrate; and depositing, growing, or selectively etching a seed layer on a surface of the glass-crystalline substrate on the surface of the photodefinable glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20210005949
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. Where a ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20200382089
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of making a RF impedance matching device in a photo definable glass ceramic substrate. A ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF Transmission Line in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Patent number: 10854946
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of creating electrical air gap low loss low cost RF mechanically and thermally stabilized interdigitated resonate filter in photo definable glass ceramic substrate. Where a ground plane may be used to adjacent to or below the RF filter in order to prevent parasitic electronic signals, RF signals, differential voltage build up and floating grounds from disrupting and degrading the performance of isolated electronic devices by the fabrication of electrical isolation and ground plane structures on a photo-definable glass substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20200243248
    Abstract: A method of fabrication and device made by preparing a photosensitive glass substrate comprising at least silica, lithium oxide, aluminum oxide, and cerium oxide, masking a design layout comprising one or more holes to form one or more electrical conduction paths on the photosensitive glass substrate, exposing at least one portion of the photosensitive glass substrate to an activating energy source, exposing the photosensitive glass substrate to a heating phase of at least ten minutes above its glass transition temperature, cooling the photosensitive glass substrate to transform at least part of the exposed glass to a crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate and etching the glass-crystalline substrate with an etchant solution to form one or more angled channels that are then coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff Bullington, Roger Cook, Kyle McWethy
  • Publication number: 20200212864
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for creating a system in a package with integrated lumped element devices is system-in-package (SiP) or in photo-definable glass, comprising: masking a design layout comprising one or more electrical components on or in a photosensitive glass substrate; activating the photosensitive glass substrate, heating and cooling to make the crystalline material to form a glass-crystalline substrate; etching the glass-crystalline substrate; and depositing, growing, or selectively etching a seed layer on a surface of the glass-crystalline substrate on the surface of the photodefinable glass, wherein the integrated lumped element devices reduces the parasitic noise and losses by at least 25% from a package lumped element device mount to a system-in-package (SiP) in or on photo-definable glass when compared to an equivalent surface mounted device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jeb H. Flemming, Jeff A. Bullington, Kyle McWethy