Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. Sitler

Benjamin L. Sitler 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: 10293996
    Abstract: A security cover system and apparatus for beverage cans and other containers. The system includes a security cap that is installed upon the top of an unopened container for containing an adult beverage or the like. The cap is adapted for secure installation upon the top of a container having a top with a circumferential rim, such as an aluminum beverage can. The cap has catches engagable with the rim of the container. The system includes an opener tool with a specially shaped key portion thereon. The opener engages with a complementary slot in the cap to permit an authorized person, using the opener tool, to remove the cap from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Van Rixel, Benjamin L. Sitler, Justin Stevens
  • Publication number: 20170320647
    Abstract: A security cover system and apparatus for beverage cans and other containers. The system includes a security cap that is installed upon the top of an unopened container for containing an adult beverage or the like. The cap is adapted for secure installation upon the top of a container having a top with a circumferential rim, such as an aluminum beverage can. The cap has catches engagable with the rim of the container. The system includes an opener tool with a specially shaped key portion thereon. The opener engages with a complementary slot in the cap to permit an authorized person, using the opener tool, to remove the cap from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Scott Van Rixel, Benjamin L. Sitler, Justin Stevens
  • Patent number: 6531771
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a heat dissipation arrangement for a circuit board on which are mounted bare silicon chips having an exposed face. A heat spreader has a planar portion, on whose inner face (facing the circuit board) are applied one or more pads of a gel composition. The pad(s) are positioned opposite the bare silicon chips when the heat spreader is attached to the circuit board and completely cover the exposed faces of the chips. The gel composition has a cohesive strength greater than its adhesive strength, has a compression modulus of less than 1.38 MPa, and has a thermal conductivity greater than 1.0 W/m-°C., and a thickness of between about 0.08 mm and about 1.0 mm. The low compression modulus of the gel material protects the chips from the transmission of mechanical stresses thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Paul G. Schoenstein, Benjamin L. Sitler, Robert H. Reamey, Christine E. Vogdes
  • Patent number: 6162663
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a heat dissipation arrangement for a circuit board on which are mounted bare silicon chips having an exposed face. A heat spreader has a planar portion, on whose inner face (facing the circuit board) are applied one or more pads of a gel composition. The pad(s) are positioned opposite the bare silicon chips when the heat spreader is attached to the circuit board and completely cover the exposed faces of the chips. The gel composition has a cohesive strength greater than its adhesive strength, has a compression modulus of less than 1.38 MPa, and has a thermal conductivity greater than 1.0 W/m-.degree. C., and a thickness of between about 0.08 mm and about 1.0 mm. The low compression modulus of the gel material protects the chips from the transmission of mechanical stresses thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventors: Paul G. Schoenstein, Benjamin L. Sitler, Robert H. Reamey, Christine E. Vogdes