Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Kinderknecht

Daniel J. Kinderknecht 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).

  • Methods for anchoring a seal ring to a substrate using vias and assemblies including an anchored seal ring
    Patent number: 7354799
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a method for forming a seal ring on a substrate that is anchored to the substrate by a number of vias. Also disclosed are embodiments of an assembly including such an anchored seal ring. In some embodiments, a seal ring may extend around the periphery of a MEMS device and may, in combination with a lid, provide a hermitic cavity enclosing the MEMS device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Kinderknecht, Tony Dambrauskas