Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Pizzo

Stephen M. Pizzo 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing surface connectivity of oriented conductive channels
    Patent number: 10499498
    Abstract: An electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes a dielectric material having a first side and a second side, conductive particles within the dielectric material layer, and a discontinuous layer of a conductive material on a first side of the dielectric layer. The conductive particles are aligned to form a plurality of conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material, and each of the conductive paths is formed of at least a plurality of conductive particles. The discontinuous layer includes a plurality of non-mutually connected portions that cover portions of, but not all of, the first side of the dielectric material such that exposed portions of the underlying first side of the dielectric material remain exposed through the discontinuous layer, yet the discontinuous layer facilitates the electronic coupling together of a plurality of the conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: FLEXcon Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Burnham, Richard Skov, Stephen Tomas, Jimmy Nguyen, Stephen M. Pizzo, Lisa Crislip
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURFACE CONNECTIVITY OF ORIENTED CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20180042108
    Abstract: An electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes a dielectric material having a first side and a second side, conductive particles within the dielectric material layer, and a discontinuous layer of a conductive material on a first side of the dielectric layer. The conductive particles are aligned to form a plurality of conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material, and each of the conductive paths is formed of at least a plurality of conductive particles. The discontinuous layer includes a plurality of non-mutually connected portions that cover portions of, but not all of, the first side of the dielectric material such that exposed portions of the underlying first side of the dielectric material remain exposed through the discontinuous layer, yet the discontinuous layer facilitates the electronic coupling together of a plurality of the conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: FLEXcon Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth BURNHAM, Richard SKOV, Stephen TOMAS, Jimmy NGUYEN, Stephen M. PIZZO, Lisa CRISLIP
  • Systems and methods for providing surface connectivity of oriented conductive channels
    Patent number: 9775235
    Abstract: An electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes a dielectric material having a first side and a second side, conductive particles within the dielectric material layer, and a discontinuous layer of a conductive material on a first side of the dielectric layer. The conductive particles are aligned to form a plurality of conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material, and each of the conductive paths is formed of at least a plurality of conductive particles. The discontinuous layer includes a plurality of non-mutually connected portions that cover portions of, but not all of, the first side of the dielectric material such that exposed portions of the underlying first side of the dielectric material remain exposed through the discontinuous layer, yet the discontinuous layer facilitates the electronic coupling together of a plurality of the conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: FLEXcon Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Burnham, Richard Skov, Stephen Tomas, Jimmy Nguyen, Stephen M. Pizzo, Lisa Crislip
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURFACE CONNECTIVITY OF ORIENTED CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20150282312
    Abstract: An electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes a dielectric material having a first side and a second side, conductive particles within the dielectric material layer, and a discontinuous layer of a conductive material on a first side of the dielectric layer. The conductive particles are aligned to form a plurality of conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material, and each of the conductive paths is formed of at least a plurality of conductive particles. The discontinuous layer includes a plurality of non-mutually connected portions that cover portions of, but not all of, the first side of the dielectric material such that exposed portions of the underlying first side of the dielectric material remain exposed through the discontinuous layer, yet the discontinuous layer facilitates the electronic coupling together of a plurality of the conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth Burnham, Richard Skov, Stephen Tomas, Jimmy Nguyen, Stephen M. Pizzo, Lisa Crislip
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SURFACE CONNECTIVITY OF ORIENTED CONDUCTIVE CHANNELS
    Publication number: 20140262446
    Abstract: An electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes a dielectric material having a first side and a second side, conductive particles within the dielectric material layer, and a discontinuous layer of a conductive material on a first side of the dielectric layer. The conductive particles are aligned to form a plurality of conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material, and each of the conductive paths is formed of at least a plurality of conductive particles. The discontinuous layer includes a plurality of non-mutually connected portions that cover portions of, but not all of, the first side of the dielectric material such that exposed portions of the underlying first side of the dielectric material remain exposed through the discontinuous layer, yet the discontinuous layer facilitates the electronic coupling together of a plurality of the conductive paths from the first side to the second side of the dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FLEXcon Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Burnham, Richard Skov, Stephen Tomas, Jimmy Nguyen, Stephen M. Pizzo, Lisa Crislip