Patents by Inventor David Filkins

David Filkins 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: 9818500
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ?cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 9741463
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ? cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20170186510
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ?cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Schott Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 9627109
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ? cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20170018336
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ?cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Schott Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20160055932
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ? cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: SCHOTT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 9208929
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ?cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Schott Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Publication number: 20150083487
    Abstract: A feed-through element for harsh environments is provided that includes a support body with at least one access opening, in which at least one functional element is arranged in an electrically insulating fixing material. The electrically insulating fixing material contains a glass or a glass ceramic with a volume resistivity of greater than 1.0×1010 ?cm at the temperature of 350° C. The glass or a glass ceramic has a defined composition range in the system SiO2—B2O3-MO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Schott Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Leedecke, David Filkins, Jens Suffner, Ellen Kay Little, Julio Castillo, Sabine Pichler-Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 8391659
    Abstract: A method of processing a plurality of optical components simultaneously includes providing a plate structure with first and second opposed plate faces and a plurality of the optical components retained within a sacrificial matrix material. Each optical component includes first and second component faces coinciding with, respectively, the first and second plate faces The matrix and optical-component materials are selected such that the former is soluble in a solvent in which the latter is relatively insoluble. A portion of the matrix material is dissolved is order to recess the matrix relative to at least the first component faces. With a remainder of the matrix retaining the components in their initial spatial relationships, a single, continuous substrate is adhered to a plurality of the first component faces protruding relative to the matrix. The remainder of the matrix material is then dissolved such that the substrate to which the first component faces are adhered retains the optical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Schott Corporation
    Inventor: David Filkins
  • Publication number: 20100092732
    Abstract: A method of processing a plurality of optical components simultaneously includes to providing a plate structure with first and second opposed plate faces and a plurality of the optical components retained within a sacrificial matrix material. Each optical component includes first and second component faces coinciding with, respectively, the first and second plate faces The matrix and optical-component materials are selected such that the former is soluble in a solvent in which the latter is relatively insoluble. A portion of the matrix material is dissolved is order to recess the matrix relative to at least the first component faces. With a remainder of the matrix retaining the components in their initial spatial relationships, a single, continuous substrate is adhered to a plurality of the first component faces protruding relative to the matrix. The remainder of the matrix material is then dissolved such that the substrate to which the first component faces are adhered retains the optical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: David Filkins