Patents by Inventor Brian COBB
Brian COBB 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).
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Publication number: 20240014148Abstract: A flexible electronic structure for bonding with an external circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Brian COBB, Laurence SCULLION, Richard PRICE
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Publication number: 20230422404Abstract: An electronic circuit assembly comprises: a first electronic circuit module; a second electronic circuit module; and a quantity of anisotropic conductive adhesive, ACA, comprising a plurality of electrically conductive particles and an electrically non-conductive adhesive, arranged to bond the first electronic circuit module to the second electronic circuit module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Richard PRICE, Brian COBB, Laurence SCULLION, Melanie WINTER, Neil DAVIES
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Patent number: 11805111Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for secure one-way RFID tag identification is provided. The method comprising generating, at an RFID tag, an auxiliary identifier; generating, at an RFID tag, a secure representation based on the auxiliary identifier; transmitting, from the RFID tag and receiving at an RFID reader, one or more representations of the auxiliary identifier and the tag identifier including the secure representation; and verifying the identity of the RFID tag based on the received representations.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTD.Inventors: Brian Cobb, Scott White
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Publication number: 20230253509Abstract: A Schottky diode comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a body of semiconductive material connected to the first electrode at a first interface and connected to the second electrode at a second interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first planar region lying in a first plane and the first electrode has a first projection onto the first plane in a first direction normal to the first plane, the second interface comprises a second planar region lying in a second plane and the second electrode has a second projection onto the first plane in said first direction, at least a portion of the second projection lies outside the first projection, said second planar region is offset from the first planar region in said first direction, and one of the first interface and the second interface provides a Schottky contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Feras ALKHALIL, Richard PRICE, Brian COBB
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Publication number: 20230238377Abstract: An electronic circuit comprises a first resistor (1) and a second resistor (2). The first resistor comprises: a first sheet (10) of resistive material; and a first pair (11, 12) of conductive contacts, each arranged in electrical contact with the first sheet, and arranged such that a shortest resistive path in the first sheet between the first pair of contacts passes through the first sheet and has a length equal to a thickness (LI) of the first sheet. The second resistor comprises: a second sheet (20) of resistive material; and a second pair (21, 22) of conductive contacts, each arranged in electrical contact with the second sheet, and arranged such that a shortest resistive path (L2) in the second sheet between the second pair of contacts passes along at least a portion of a length of the second sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Richard PRICE, Brian COBB
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Patent number: 11659669Abstract: One exemplary aspect relates to a process and apparatus for selectively changing adhesion strength between a flexible substrate and a carrier at specific locations to facilitate shipping and subsequent removal of the flexible substrate from the carrier. The process includes providing a flexible substrate comprising a plurality of integrated circuits thereon providing a carrier for the flexible substrate and adhering the flexible substrate to the carrier by creating an interface between the flexible substrate and the carrier. The process further includes changing the adhesion force between the flexible substrate and the carrier at selected locations by non-uniform treatment of the interface between the flexible substrate and the carrier with an electromagnetic radiation source (e.g. a laser, flashlamp, high powered LED, an infrared radiation source or the like) so as to decrease or increase the adhesion force between a portion of the flexible substrate and the carrier at the selected location.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTD.Inventors: Richard Price, Stephen Devenport, Brian Cobb
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Publication number: 20230135205Abstract: A system is configured to receive boarding pass data or other passenger data from passengers as they arrive at an airport. Data is received at a scanner or other location, and private or irrelevant data is redacted by a secure device at that location before a redacted dataset is provided to an airport management server (AMS). The secure device includes various security features to prevent intentional or accidental misuse of received data, including secure data connections and software processes. Real-time passenger data is combined with historic passenger data and data from other sources (e.g., local weather, local traffic, door traffic sensors) to profile passenger characteristics and generate passenger arrival predictions for upcoming time periods. Predictions and related information may be visualized and displayed via a dashboard, which may also include controls for providing messaging and management of systems and devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Brian Cobb, Stephen Saunders
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Patent number: 11637210Abstract: A Schottky diode comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a body of semiconductive material connected to the first electrode at a first interface and connected to the second electrode at a second interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first planar region lying in a first plane and the first electrode has a first projection onto the first plane in a first direction normal to the first plane, the second interface comprises a second planar region lying in a second plane and the second electrode has a second projection onto the first plane in said first direction, at least a portion of the second projection lies outside the first projection, said second planar region is offset from the first planar region in said first direction, and one of the first interface and the second interface provides a Schottky contact.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTDInventors: Feras Alkhalil, Richard Price, Brian Cobb
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Publication number: 20230050030Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed that comprises a substrate and an electronic circuit with a layer between them. The layer comprises an electrically insulating medium containing a spatial distribution of conductive elements. The electronic circuit comprises memory contacts arranged for electrical connection to a corresponding contact on the substrate when at least one of the conductive element forms a connection between a memory contact and the corresponding contact but for electrical insulation from the corresponding contact when no conductive elements forms such a connection. A selection of the memory contacts, that is at least partially random, is thus electrically connected to the corresponding contact on the substrate. Memory circuitry is configured to store a representation of a respective electrical connection status of the memory contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LIMITEDInventor: Brian COBB
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Publication number: 20220360572Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for secure one-way RFID tag identification is provided. The method comprising generating, at an RFID tag, an auxiliary identifier; generating, at an RFID tag, a secure representation based on the auxiliary identifier; transmitting, from the RFID tag and receiving at an RFID reader, one or more representations of the auxiliary identifier and the tag identifier including the secure representation; and verifying the identity of the RFID tag based on the received representations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Brian COBB, Scott WHITE
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Publication number: 20220359579Abstract: The present invention provides processes for manufacturing a plurality of discrete integrated circuits (ICs) on a carrier, the process comprising the steps of: providing a carrier for a flexible substrate; depositing a flexible substrate of uniform thickness on said carrier; removing at least a portion of the thickness of the flexible substrate from at least a portion of the IC connecting areas to form channels in the flexible substrate and a plurality of IC substrate units spaced apart from one another on the carrier by said channels; forming an integrated circuit on at least one of the IC substrate units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Richard PRICE, Brian COBB, Neil DAVIES
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Patent number: 11477177Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for secure one-way RFID tag identifications provided. The method comprising generating, at an RFID tag, an auxiliary identifier; generating, at an RFID tag, a secure representation based on the auxiliary identifier; transmitting, from the RFID tag and receiving at an RFID reader, one or more representations of the auxiliary identifier and the tag identifier including the secure representation; and verifying the identity of the RFID tag based on the received representations.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTD.Inventors: Brian Cobb, Scott White
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Patent number: 11462575Abstract: The present invention provides processes for manufacturing a plurality of discrete integrated circuits (ICs) on a carrier, the process comprising the steps of: providing a carrier for a flexible substrate; depositing a flexible substrate of uniform thickness on said carrier; removing at least a portion of the thickness of the flexible substrate from at least a portion of the IC connecting areas to form channels in the flexible substrate and a plurality of IC substrate units spaced apart from one another on the carrier by said channels; forming an integrated circuit on at least one of the IC substrate units.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTD.Inventors: Richard Price, Brian Cobb, Neil Davies
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Patent number: 11455478Abstract: An RFID tag for capacitively coupled RFID communication with an RFID reader. The RFID tag comprising an integrated circuit (IC), the IC including a first RFID tag electrode arranged to capacitively couple with a first electrode of the RFID reader to form a first capacitor, and a second RFID tag electrode arranged to capacitively couple with a second electrode of the RFID reader to form a second capacitor when the RFID tag is in a first position relative to the RFID reader; power supply circuitry configured to extract power from a first time-varying signal received from the RFID reader via at least one of the first RFID tag electrode and the second RFID tag electrode, and supply the extracted power to circuitry of the RFID tag; and data transmission circuitry configured to receive the extracted power from the power supply circuitry, and transmit data to the RFID reader via at least one of the first RFID tag electrode and the second RFID tag electrode.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTDInventors: Joao De Oliveira, Brian Cobb, Thomas Clark
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Publication number: 20220246500Abstract: There is provided a flexible electronic structure for bonding with an external circuit, comprising a flexible substrate, having a first surface, configured for bonding with the external circuit, and an opposing second surface, configured for engagement with a bonding tool, comprising at least one electronic component; at least one contact member, operatively coupled with said at least one electronic component and provided at said first surface of said flexible substrate, and adapted to operably interface with the external circuit after bonding, and at least one shield member, provided at said first surface so as to shieldingly overlap at least a portion of said at least one electronic component, adapted to withstand a predetermined pressure applied to said first surface and/or said opposing second surface during bonding with the external circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Brian COBB, Richard PRICE
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Patent number: 11406023Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of electronic circuits, each electronic circuit comprising a respective flexible first portion, comprising a respective group of contact pads (contacts), and a respective flexible integrated circuit, IC, comprising a respective group of terminals and mounted on the respective group of contact pads with each terminal in electrical contact with a respective contact pad, the method comprising: providing (e.g. manufacturing) a flexible first structure comprising the plurality of first portions; providing (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: PRAGMATIC PRINTING LTD.Inventors: Richard Price, Stephen Devenport, Brian Cobb
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Publication number: 20220238472Abstract: There is provided a flexible electronic structure for bonding with an external circuit. The flexible electronic structure comprising: a flexible body having a first surface, the flexible body comprising at least one electronic component; at least one contact element configured to bond with the external circuit, the at least one contact element operatively coupled with the at least one electronic component and provided at the first surface of the flexible body, and arranged to operably interface with the external circuit after bonding, and at least one support element provided at the first surface of the flexible body, each support element arranged to contact a corresponding surface element disposed on a first surface of an external structure comprising the external circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Brian COBB, Richard PRICE
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Publication number: 20220130738Abstract: The present invention provides for an interposer subassembly that is suitable for an electronic system having at least one integrated circuit (1C) component. The interposer subassembly comprises a flexible base layer, having a first surface and an opposing second surface, at least one active electronic circuit component, operatively integrated within said flexible base layer, and at least one first patterned contact layer, provided on any one of said first surface and said second surface of said flexible base layer and which is configured to operably interface with said at least one active electronic circuit component and the at least one 1C component.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Brian COBB, Scott WHITE, Ken WILLIAMSON, Anthony SOU, Catherine RAMSDALE, Rob MANN, Neil DAVIES, Joao de OLIVEIRA, Gillian EWERS, Pascaline BOULANGER, Richard PRICE
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Publication number: 20210406320Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, devices, apparatus, media, design structures, and other implementations, including a method that includes receiving, at a local device from a remote device, query data representative of a question relating to source content of a source document of a repository of a plurality of source documents, with the source content being associated with transformed content accessible from the local device. The method further includes generating, in response to determination, at the local device, of a match between the query data and at least one portion of the transformed content, output data comprising one or more of a pointer to access, in the source document accessible from the remote device, at least one portion of the source document corresponding to the at least one portion of the transformed content, or a copy of the at least one portion of the source document.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: David Nahamoo, Igor Roditis Jablokov, Vaibhava Goel, Etienne Marcheret, Ellen Eide Kislal, Steven John Rennie, Marie Wenzel Meteer, Soonthorn Ativanichayaphong, Joseph Allen Pruitt, John Pruitt, Bryan Dempsey, Rangachari Anand, Meghan Hickey, Ajinkya Zadbuke, Neil Rohit Mallinar, Lucas Siler, Gregory Pelton, Chul Sung, Matthew Brian Cobb, Carmi Joseph Rothberg
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Publication number: 20210335710Abstract: An electronic circuit is described, comprising: a first power rail; a second power rail; and a field effect transistor, FET, the FET comprising: a first terminal coupled directly or indirectly to the first power rail; a second terminal coupled directly or indirectly to the second power rail; a channel of semiconductive material connecting the first terminal to the second terminal; a gate terminal to which a voltage may be applied to control a conductivity of the channel, the channel providing a conduction path from the first terminal to the second terminal; and a gate dielectric arranged to insulate the gate terminal from the channel. The circuit further comprises a layer or other body of dielectric material, the gate dielectric being a first portion of the layer or other body of dielectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventor: Brian COBB