Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Heckman

Douglas E. Heckman 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: 5019829
    Abstract: A TO-style plug-in package for MMICs and associated antenna structure is comprised of a microwave circuit component carrier having a generally cylindrically shaped conductive header upon which one or more MMICs are supported. An aperture through the header contains a conductor pin supported within a glass seal interface, so as to form a hermetically sealed matched impedance transmission line through the package. The conductor pin is connected to a bonding pad of a microwave circuit component on the header. A generally cylindrical conductive cover engages the header and encloses a cavity within which the microwave circuit components are supported. A microstrip antenna is supported on a dielectric layer overlying an outer surface of the conductive cover and is connected to a further conductor pin that extends through a glass-sealed aperture in the cover and forms a matched impedance transmission line from the antenna to the header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Inventors: Douglas E. Heckman, Dawn A. Larson, Jeffrey A. Frisco, David A. Haskins