Patents by Inventor Douglas Chambers

Douglas Chambers 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).

  • Publication number: 20090070008
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine that can burn two fuels, the main fuel may become unavailable, either temporarily or until the main fuel is replenished. The present apparatus determines when to fuel an engine with main fuel and secondary fuel, or secondary fuel alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Greg Batenburg, Jeff Thompson, Douglas Chambers
  • Publication number: 20060220229
    Abstract: A flexible circuit interposer includes a flexible circuit substrate which allows in-situ probing of an attached device during, for example, circuit debugging, assembly qualification, and the like. A first set of pads (and optionally a fourth set of pads) is configured in a predetermined pattern on the bottom surface of a flexible substrate. Similarly, a second set of pads is configured in substantially the same pattern on the top surface of the flexible substrate, wherein the pads in the second set of pads is electrically continuous with a pad in the first set of pads. A third set of pads is configured in substantially the same pattern on the top surface of the flexible substrate. One or more conductive traces are formed to connect one or more pads in the third set of pads with one or more pads in the first or the second set of pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas Chambers
  • Publication number: 20060220228
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for testing a semiconductor device are disclosed. A flexible circuit interposer includes a flexible circuit substrate which allows in-situ probing of an attached device during, for example, circuit debugging, assembly qualification, and the like. A first set of pads is configured in a predetermined pattern on the bottom surface of a flexible substrate. Similarly, a second set of pads is configured in substantially the same pattern on the top surface of the flexible substrate, wherein each of the pads in the second set of pads is electrically continuous with a corresponding pad in the first set of pads. A third set of pads is configured in the same pad pattern on the top surface of the flexible substrate. One or more conductive traces are formed to connect one or more pads in the first set of pads with spatially-corresponding pads in the third set of pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas Chambers
  • Publication number: 20060196047
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for testing a semiconductor device are disclosed. A flexible circuit interposer includes a flexible circuit substrate which allows in-situ probing of an attached device during, for example, circuit debugging, assembly qualification, and the like. A first set of pads is configured in a predetermined pattern on the bottom surface of a flexible substrate. Similarly, a second set of pads is configured in substantially the same pattern on the top surface of the flexible substrate, wherein each of the pads in the second set of pads is electrically continuous with a corresponding pad in the first set of pads. A third set of pads is configured in the same pad pattern on the top surface of the flexible substrate. One or more conductive traces are formed to connect one or more pads in the first set of pads with spatially-corresponding pads in the third set of pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas Chambers
  • Patent number: 6923008
    Abstract: In the present method, cold substances are transferred through a nozzle with moving parts. An insulating boot facilitates the method. The present method is generally suited for use in transferring cryogenic substances such as during the refueling of liquid natural gas vehicles. The present method causes an insulating layer to be created between a removable boot and a nozzle separating the ambient environment from the moving parts of the nozzle, purging the layer with a dry gas such as nitrogen to remove moisture and restricting the incursion of such moisture from the layer and therefore, from the moving parts to avoid freezing up of the moving parts. The layer can also help to avoid freezing up of the abutting interface created between the nozzle and receiving line when the nozzle is removably engaged to a receiving line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignees: Westpoint Research Inc., Cummins Westport Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Currie Brook, Samuel Douglas Chambers
  • Publication number: 20040016240
    Abstract: In the present method, cold substances are transferred through a nozzle with moving parts. An insulating boot facilitates the method. The present method is generally suited for use in transferring cryogenic substances such as during the refueling of liquid natural gas vehicles. The present method causes an insulating layer to be created between a removable boot and a nozzle separating the ambient environment from the moving parts of the nozzle, purging the layer with a dry gas such as nitrogen to remove moisture and restricting the incursion of such moisture from the layer and therefore, from the moving parts to avoid freezing up of the moving parts. The layer can also help to avoid freezing up of the abutting interface created between the nozzle and receiving line when the nozzle is removably engaged to a receiving line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Currie Brook, Samuel Douglas Chambers