Patents by Inventor Brentt C. Duff

Brentt C. Duff 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).

  • Electronic assembly with reduced leakage current
    Patent number: 7245024
    Abstract: An electronic assembly includes a substrate and at least one surface mounted electronic component. The substrate includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side of the substrate includes a plurality of conductive traces formed thereon. The plurality of conductive traces includes a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace. The electronic component is electrically coupled between the first and second conductive traces. A component body of the electronic component is subject to interaction with a flux, which is utilized during electrical coupling of the electronic component to the first and second conductive traces, to form a current leakage path. The substrate is configured to prevent the formation of the current leakage path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick F. Kuhlman, Brentt C. Duff, Michael J. Pepples, Raymond B. Anton, Daniel R. Harshbarger