Patents by Inventor Bruce Fitts

Bruce Fitts 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: 11895768
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a printed circuit board substrate (12) comprises a polymer matrix; a reinforcing layer (42); and a plurality of coated boron nitride particles (44); wherein the plurality of coated boron nitride particles comprise a coating having an average coating thickness of 1 to 100 nanometers. The polymer matrix can comprise at least one of an epoxy, a polyphenylene ether, polystyrene, an ethylene-propylene dicyclopentadiene copolymer, a polybutadiene, a polyisoprene, a fluoropolymer, or a crosslinked matrix comprising at least one of triallyl cyanurate, triallyl isocyanurate, 1,2,4-trivinyl cyclohexane, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, or trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eui Kyoon Kim, Bruce Fitts, Christopher Brown
  • Publication number: 20240002554
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Trevor Polidore, Dirk Baars, Thomas A. Koes, Bruce Fitts, Murali Sethumadhavan
  • Patent number: 11787878
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trevor Polidore, Dirk Baars, Thomas A. Koes, Bruce Fitts, Murali Sethumadhavan
  • Patent number: 11545753
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, device, includes: a substrate having a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer at a first side of the substrate, the substrate having a via that extends at least partially through the substrate from the first side toward an opposing second side of the substrate; at least one dielectric structure having at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having a first average dielectric constant, the at least one dielectric structure further having a second dielectric portion that is contiguous with the first dielectric portion; wherein the second dielectric portion extends into the via of the substrate, the via having a mechanical interlock surface; and wherein the at least one dielectric structure includes a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the mechanical interlock surface of the via of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
  • Publication number: 20220322517
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a printed circuit board substrate (12) comprises a polymer matrix; a reinforcing layer (42); and a plurality of coated boron nitride particles (44); wherein the plurality of coated boron nitride particles comprise a coating having an average coating thickness of 1 to 100 nanometers. The polymer matrix can comprise at least one of an epoxy, a polyphenylene ether, polystyrene, an ethylene-propylene dicyclopentadiene copolymer, a polybutadiene, a polyisoprene, a fluoropolymer, or a crosslinked matrix comprising at least one of triallyl cyanurate, triallyl isocyanurate, 1,2,4-trivinyl cyclohexane, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, or trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Eui Kyoon Kim, Bruce Fitts, Christopher Brown
  • Publication number: 20220298270
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Trevor Polidore, Dirk Baars, Thomas A. Koes, Bruce Fitts, Murali Sethumadhavan
  • Patent number: 11401353
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trevor Polidore, Dirk Baars, Thomas A. Koes, Bruce Fitts, Murali Sethumadhavan
  • Publication number: 20220158351
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, device, includes: a substrate having a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer at a first side of the substrate, the substrate having a via that extends at least partially through the substrate from the first side toward an opposing second side of the substrate; at least one dielectric structure having at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having a first average dielectric constant, the at least one dielectric structure further having a second dielectric portion that is contiguous with the first dielectric portion; wherein the second dielectric portion extends into the via of the substrate, the via having a mechanical interlock surface; and wherein the at least one dielectric structure includes a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the mechanical interlock surface of the via of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
  • Patent number: 11239563
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electromagnetic device, comprises a substrate a substrate comprising a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer; at least one dielectric structure comprising at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having an average dielectric constant and an optional second dielectric portion that extends into an optional via. The at least one dielectric structure is bonded to the substrate by at least one of: a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the substrate due to the at least one interlocking slot comprising a retrograde surface; an intermediate layer located in between the dielectric structure and the substrate having a roughened surface; or an adhesive material located in between the dielectric structure and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
  • Publication number: 20200377628
    Abstract: A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Trevor Polidore, Dirk Baars, Thomas A. Koes, Bruce Fitts, Murali Sethumadhavan
  • Publication number: 20190341696
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electromagnetic device, comprises a substrate a substrate comprising a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer; at least one dielectric structure comprising at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having an average dielectric constant and an optional second dielectric portion that extends into an optional via. The at least one dielectric structure is bonded to the substrate by at least one of: a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the substrate due to the at least one interlocking slot comprising a retrograde surface; an intermediate layer located in between the dielectric structure and the substrate having a roughened surface; or an adhesive material located in between the dielectric structure and the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick