Patents by Inventor Darrell Slupek

Darrell Slupek 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).

  • Trace conductor layout configuration for preserving signal integrity in control boards requiring minimum connector stub separation
    Patent number: 5571996
    Abstract: A circuit board is provided having a plurality of vias and uniformly spaced connector stubs arranged upon one or both outer surfaces of the control board. Sets of trace conductors are formed within the control board between the vias. The trace conductors are arranged in two planes within the control board, wherein trace conductors within one plane are laterally offset from trace conductors in the other plane. Laterally offset trace conductors allow close spacing of the trace conductor planes while maximizing the spacing between trace conductors and corresponding reference conductors also placed within the control board. Additionally, the trace conductors are serpentine-shaped when viewed from a perspective perpendicular to the planar surface of the control board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.
    Inventors: N. Deepak Swamy, Victor K. Pecone, Darrell Slupek