Patents by Inventor Richard M. Hartman

Richard M. Hartman 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: 10842046
    Abstract: A heat spreading and insulating material using densified foam is provided that has a heat spreading layer that is adhered to an insulating layer. The material is designed to be used with mobile devices that generate heat adjacent to heat sensitive components. The insulating layer is formed from a compressed layer of polyimide foam to increase its density. The polyimide foam retains a significant amount of insulating properties through the densification process. In some embodiments, an EMI shielding layer is added to improve electrical properties of the device. The heat spreading layer may be a graphite material with heat conducting properties that preferentially conduct heat in-plane but can also be metal foil or other isotropic heat conducting material. The material may also include pressure sensitive layers to permanently apply the material to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Boyd Corporation
    Inventors: Richard M. Hartman, Paul J. Macioce, Robert W. Tait, George H. Ransford
  • Publication number: 20200022285
    Abstract: A heat spreading and insulating material using densified foam is provided that has a heat spreading layer that is adhered to an insulating layer. The material is designed to be used with mobile devices that generate heat adjacent to heat sensitive components. The insulating layer is formed from a compressed layer of polyimide foam to increase its density. The polyimide foam retains a significant amount of insulating properties through the densification process. In some embodiments, an EMI shielding layer is added to improve electrical properties of the device. The heat spreading layer may be a graphite material with heat conducting properties that preferentially conduct heat in-plane but can also be metal foil or other isotropic heat conducting material. The material may also include pressure sensitive layers to permanently apply the material to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Boyd Corporation
    Inventors: Richard M. Hartman, Paul J. Macioce, Robert W. Tait, George H. Ransford
  • Patent number: 10448541
    Abstract: A heat spreading and insulating material using densified foam is provided that has a heat spreading layer that is adhered to an insulating layer. The material is designed to be used with mobile devices that generate heat adjacent to heat sensitive components. The insulating layer is formed from a compressed layer of polyimide foam to increase its density. The polyimide foam retains a significant amount of insulating properties through the densification process. In some embodiments, an EMI shielding layer is added to improve electrical properties of the device. The heat spreading layer is commonly a graphite material with anisotropic heat properties that preferentially conduct heat in-plane. The material may also include pressure sensitive layers to permanently apply the material to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventors: Richard M. Hartman, Paul J. Macioce, Robert W. Tait, George A. Ransford
  • Publication number: 20170150651
    Abstract: A heat spreading and insulating material using densified foam is provided that has a heat spreading layer that is adhered to an insulating layer. The material is designed to be used with mobile devices that generate heat adjacent to heat sensitive components. The insulating layer is formed from a compressed layer of polyimide foam to increase its density. The polyimide foam retains a significant amount of insulating properties through the densification process. In some embodiments, an EMI shielding layer is added to improve electrical properties of the device. The heat spreading layer is commonly a graphite material with anisotropic heat properties that preferentially conduct heat in-plane. The material may also include pressure sensitive layers to permanently apply the material to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Boyd Corporation
    Inventors: Richard M. Hartman, Paul J. Macioce, Robert W. Tait, George A. Ransford
  • Publication number: 20030134260
    Abstract: A telecommunication control system for an interactive instruction network system is provided. The control system includes a presenter software interface displaying communication signals in a host compatible software language. A presentation server modifies the communication signals by performing a plurality of presenter chosen tasks via the presenter software interface. Two or more bi-directional client adapters convert communication signals between said host compatible software language and two or more heterogeneous client type compatible software languages. One or more Internet data adapter(s) direct the communication signals between the presenter software interface and the two or more heterogeneous client types via one or more Internet protocols. A method for performing the same is also provided as well as an interactive instruction network system and method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Richard M. Hartman, Kaushik C. Barde, Gopinath R. Rebala, John McCaughey, Tin Pham, Murali Gowrisankaran
  • Patent number: 5303042
    Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention includes a viewer response system comprising a host site and at least one remote site interconnected by a satellite channel for host-to-remote video, an X.25 communications channel for message exchanges establishing a virtual circuit between each remote and the host site, and a dial-up public phone network channel that allows the host site to dial a remote site in response to a person at the remote site wanting to speak on the system to another person at the host site. A touch screen monitor at the host site allows the other person to sequence through electronic notecards that function as presentation cue cards. Questions can be formatted on remote site monitors and keypad terminals for each person at each remote site to allow real-time responses to be entered. A computer supporting the host site computes and displays remote site status and person's responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: One Touch Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard S. Lewis, Steve R. Falcon, Jimmy Soetarman, John A. Roberts, III, Yean W. Chan, Richard M. Hartman