Patents by Inventor Charles E. Sarver

Charles E. Sarver 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).

  • Vacuum package having vacuum-deposited local getter and its preparation
    Patent number: 5921461
    Abstract: A vacuum package (20) is fabricated by providing a package base (22) with a device (32) affixed to the interior of the package base (22), and a package lid (42). An activatable getter material (54) is deposited onto a preselected region of either the interior (48) of the package lid (42) or that portion of the package base (22) which does not have the device (32) affixed thereto. The deposited getter material (54) is deposited at a temperature such that it is activated during deposition. The vacuum package lid (42) is sealed to the vacuum package base (22). The steps of depositing and sealing are conducted in an evacuated vacuum chamber without exposing the interior to atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Adam M. Kennedy, Charles E. Sarver, Ronald L. Williams