Patents by Inventor Shawn Erving

Shawn Erving 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).

  • Leadless chip carrier thermal adapter for dewar packaging
    Patent number: 8941067
    Abstract: A method for cooling an imaging device includes providing, by a cold finger, a cold sink to the imaging device and conducting heat from a cold shield, a sensor chip assembly and a leadless chip carrier towards the cold finger through a plurality of parallel paths. The imaging device includes a dewar assembly having a cold shield, a sensor chip assembly disposed on a leadless chip carrier (LCC) and configured to capture an infrared image, a cold finger configured to cool the dewar assembly; and a thermal adapter. The thermal adapter is configured to draw heat from the cold shield and sensor chip assembly through a plurality of parallel paths towards the cold finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Shawn Erving
  • LEADLESS CHIP CARRIER THERMAL ADAPTER FOR DEWAR PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20140218866
    Abstract: A method for cooling an imaging device includes providing, by a cold finger, a cold sink to the imaging device and conducting heat from a cold shield, a sensor chip assembly and a leadless chip carrier towards the cold finger through a plurality of parallel paths. The imaging device includes a dewar assembly having a cold shield, a sensor chip assembly disposed on a leadless chip carrier (LCC) and configured to capture an infrared image, a cold finger configured to cool the dewar assembly; and a thermal adapter. The thermal adapter is configured to draw heat from the cold shield and sensor chip assembly through a plurality of parallel paths towards the cold finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Shawn Erving