Patents by Inventor C. Michael Newton

C. Michael Newton 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).

  • Resistive vias in a substrate
    Publication number: 20040163234
    Abstract: A rigid substrate board (105) having at least one layer with first (106) and second (107) opposing surfaces. At least one bore is formed in the layer and extending from the first surface (106) to the second surface (107). A resistive material is disposed within the bore and fills the bore to form a resistor (140). Further, a first conductor (115) is disposed on the first surface (106) to form an electrical connection with a first end of the resistor (140), and a second conductor (120) is disposed on the second surface to form an electrical connection with a second end of the resistor. A plurality of resistors (140) can be formed in the substrate layer (105) and interconnected to define a resistive network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Terry Provo, C. Michael Newton
  • Embedded hermetic cavity formation in low temperature cofired ceramic
    Patent number: 6733607
    Abstract: A method for forming a low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) device includes forming a channel in a first LTCC tape layer. A wax is inserted in the channel. The wax is of a type that burns out at a temperature below a sintering temperature of the first LTCC tape layer. At least a second LTCC tape layer is stacked on the first LTCC tape layer to form a stack. The stack is pressed sufficiently for the first and second layers to bond into a laminate. The laminate is fired at the sintering temperature to form a sintered ceramic structure from the first and second LTCC tape layers, so that all or substantially all of the wax is burned out from the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Brian R. Smith, Randy T. Pike, C. Michael Newton
  • Embedded hermetic cavity formation in low temperature cofired ceramic
    Publication number: 20030192636
    Abstract: A method for forming a low temperature cofired ceramic (LTCC) device includes forming a channel in a first LTCC tape layer. A wax is inserted in the channel. The wax is of a type that bums out at a temperature below a sintering temperature of the first LTCC tape layer. At least a second LTCC tape layer is stacked on the first LTCC tape layer to form a stack. The stack is pressed sufficiently for the first and second layers to bond into a laminate. The laminate is fired at the sintering temperature to form a sintered ceramic structure from the first and second LTCC tape layers, so that all or substantially all of the wax is burned out from the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Brian R. Smith, Randy T. Pike, C. Michael Newton