Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Jacobs

Thomas L. Jacobs 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: 5099090
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for preparing electrically conductive traces on a circuit board using an additive technology. The traces are directly written in a serial process with each trace being able to be individually insulated. The apparatus includes an extrusion element for extruding a first material and a stage. The stage is for holding the extrusion element and the circuit board in relative proximity and for producing relative motion between the extrusion element and the circuit board in order to extrude the first material onto the surface of the circuit board along preselected paths to produce the electrically conductive traces. According to the method of invention, a first polymerizable material is extruded onto a circuit substrate support along preselected paths to form traces, and the first polymerizable material is polymerized, the first polymerizable material being conductive after polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Ariel Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Graham Allan, Gary A. DeBardi, Amar N. Neogi, Kenneth N. Bates, Robert B. Erley, Thomas L. Jacobs, Ramzi F. Hamade, Stephen J. Horne, Manu C. Patel, John E. Rose, Mark S. Schlosser, David P. Warden
  • Patent number: 4741395
    Abstract: A capped oil or gas well comprising the top of the well casing disposed beneath the surface of the earth, a sealing on the top of the well casing, a frusto-conical collector constructed of upwardly converging walls over and surrounding the top of the well casing, and a conduit connected to and in fluid communication with the top of the frusto-conical collector extending to a point above the earth for discharging collected gases is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Inventors: Robert W. Reed, Thomas L. Jacobs