Patents by Inventor ALAN M. BERARD

ALAN M. BERARD 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).

  • Method and apparatus for cooling electonic components
    Patent number: 9502269
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling electronic devices to be used in the vacuum of space is described. a window frame is provided as packaging for an electronic device having a substrate and a chip. The window frame includes an opening to allow a heat pipe to be in direct contact with a backside of the chip. The window frame is hermetically sealed to the backside of the chip. The window frame is also welded to a kovar ring located on the backside of the chip to provide a hermetic seal between the window frame and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Alan M. Berard, John A. Hughes, Keith K. Sturcken, Timothy Whalen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING ELECTONIC COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20150289414
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling electronic devices to be used in the vacuum of space is described. a window frame is provided as packaging for an electronic device having a substrate and a chip. The window frame includes an opening to allow a heat pipe to be in direct contact with a backside of the chip. The window frame is hermetically sealed to the backside of the chip. The window frame is also welded to a kovar ring located on the backside of the chip to provide a hermetic seal between the window frame and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: ALAN M. BERARD, JOHN A. HUGHES, KEITH K. STURCKEN, TIMOTHY WHALEN