Patents by Inventor Craig N. DeVarney

Craig N. DeVarney 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: 9360163
    Abstract: A liquefied gas system and method can supply gas from a liquefied gas container more efficiently by using an external stabilizing device. The liquefied gas is located under its own vapor pressure in the lower portion of the container. As the vapor is withdrawn from the container at ambient pressure, the liquid evaporates at an equivalent rate to account for the decrease in pressure. The stabilizing device surrounding the liquefied gas container efficiently transfers the ambient external heat to the liquid thus allowing more liquefied gas to be vaporized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventor: Craig N. DeVarney
  • Patent number: 9247649
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating printed circuit boards, devices for use in the fabrication of printed circuit boards, and structures for a printed circuit board. A mold may be formed as a device that includes a plurality of features, such as recesses, corresponding to a layout of a plurality of conductors for the printed circuit board. A sheet comprised of an electrically-conductive material may be deformed to match the features of the mold. A substrate may then be added to support the sheet, and the sheet may be selectively removed with a mechanical process to define the conductors of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventor: Craig N. DeVarney
  • Publication number: 20140326483
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating printed circuit boards, devices for use in the fabrication of printed circuit boards, and structures for a printed circuit board. A mold may be formed as a device that includes a plurality of features, such as recesses, corresponding to a layout of a plurality of conductors for the printed circuit board. A sheet comprised of an electrically-conductive material may be deformed to match the features of the mold. A substrate may then be added to support the sheet, and the sheet may be selectively removed with a mechanical process to define the conductors of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Craig N. DeVarney
  • Patent number: 8638538
    Abstract: A low energy electromagnetic relay and method of reducing power consumption in electromagnetic relays. The electromagnetic relay includes an electrical coil having a first end connected to a first contact and a second end connected to first side of a normally closed switch, a second side of the switch connected to a second contact; a resistor connected between the first end of the coil and the second contact; and an armature configured to move to an actuated position and open the first switch when power is applied across the first and the second contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig N. DeVarney, Scott T. DeVarney
  • Publication number: 20130337737
    Abstract: A gas cabinet and a method of controlling air flow through said gas cabinet. The gas cabinet includes an enclosure; a damper having at least two flow rate positions; an exhaust outlet; a set of sensors; and a programmable logic controller configured to change a flow rate position of the damper from a first flow rate position to a second flow rate position based on the state of the sensors. The method includes using the damper to lower the amount of exhausted air required under normal operating conditions and using the damper to increase the amount of exhausted air when a possible gas leak is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig N. DeVarney, Janice M. Edler, Gregory S. Nelson, Patrick Zachary
  • Publication number: 20120188679
    Abstract: A low energy electromagnetic relay and method of reducing power consumption in electromagnetic relays. The electromagnetic relay includes an electrical coil having a first end connected to a first contact and a second end connected to first side of a normally closed switch, a second side of the switch connected to a second contact; a resistor connected between the first end of the coil and the second contact; and an armature configured to move to an actuated position and open the first switch when power is applied across the first and the second contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig N. DeVarney, Scott T. DeVarney