Patents by Inventor Donald Yochem

Donald Yochem 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: 11912564
    Abstract: A sensor package can include a substrate including a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers can include a first pair of layers and a second pair of layers different from the first pair of layers. The substrate can have a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The sensor package can include a transducer coupled to the second side of the substrate. The sensor package can include an inductor electrically coupled to the transducer. The inductor can be configured as a single layer trace on an inductor layer within the substrate and disposed between the first pair of layers within the substrate. The first pair of layers can be more distal from the second side of the substrate than the second pair of layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Ariffin, Donald Yochem
  • Patent number: 11894599
    Abstract: Integrated microphone and antennas include a microphone and an antenna. The microphone includes a housing and an acoustic transducer. The housing defines a cavity and includes a conductive layer. The acoustic transducer is positioned within the cavity and structured to generate an acoustic signal. The antenna is at least partially integrated with the microphone and structured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals. The antenna is structured to utilize the conductive layer of the housing as a radiating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Karan Jumani, Donald Yochem
  • Patent number: 11711641
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microphone devices. One microphone assembly includes a transducer and a housing. The microphone assembly includes an integrated circuit coupled to the transducer. The housing includes a port, a base, and a cover. The cover includes an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner wall and outer wall can be coupled to the base. The inner wall and the base are mechanically coupled and define an enclosed volume. The transducer is disposed in the enclosed volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Yochem, Meiling Huang
  • Patent number: 11399238
    Abstract: Microphone devices and methods for manufacturing microphone devices that include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a cover secured to the first surface of the substrate to form an enclosed back volume, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) embedded between the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer mounted on the first surface of the substrate, and an inductor mounted on the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Watson, Karan Jumani, Donald Yochem
  • Publication number: 20220159360
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microphone devices. One microphone assembly includes a transducer and a housing. The microphone assembly includes an integrated circuit coupled to the transducer. The housing includes a port, a base, and a cover. The cover includes an inner wall and an outer wall. The inner wall and outer wall can be coupled to the base. The inner wall and the base are mechanically coupled and define an enclosed volume. The transducer is disposed in the enclosed volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Donald Yochem, Meiling Huang
  • Publication number: 20220033248
    Abstract: A sensor package can include a substrate including a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers can include a first pair of layers and a second pair of layers different from the first pair of layers. The substrate can have a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The sensor package can include a transducer coupled to the second side of the substrate. The sensor package can include an inductor electrically coupled to the transducer. The inductor can be configured as a single layer trace on an inductor layer within the substrate and disposed between the first pair of layers within the substrate. The first pair of layers can be more distal from the second side of the substrate than the second pair of layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Ariffin, Donald Yochem
  • Publication number: 20210144487
    Abstract: Microphone devices and methods for manufacturing microphone devices that include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a cover secured to the first surface of the substrate to form an enclosed back volume, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) embedded between the first surface and the second surface of the substrate, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer mounted on the first surface of the substrate, and an inductor mounted on the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Joshua Watson, Karan Jumani, Donald Yochem
  • Publication number: 20210083359
    Abstract: Integrated microphone and antennas include a microphone and an antenna. The microphone includes a housing and an acoustic transducer. The housing defines a cavity and includes a conductive layer. The acoustic transducer is positioned within the cavity and structured to generate an acoustic signal. The antenna is at least partially integrated with the microphone and structured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals. The antenna is structured to utilize the conductive layer of the housing as a radiating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Karen Jumani, Donald Yochem
  • Publication number: 20030058891
    Abstract: The present invention describes an apparatus capable of producing a radio frequency (RF) transmit (Tx) signal for a radiotelephone low enough in noise without requiring a post power amplifier (PA) cleanup filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Dan Nobbe, Donald Yochem