Patents by Inventor Drew A. Davidson

Drew A. Davidson 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).

  • Method and pattern of dispensing thermal interface materials
    Patent number: 8851159
    Abstract: An interface is formed by pressing a first surface and a second surface together, with a particle-loaded thermal interface material (TIM) in between. By applying the thermal interface material to controlled locations on the first surface in controlled amounts, final layer thickness at a given squeezing pressure, and time required to squeeze, are minimized. The locations and amounts are controlled such that small islands of TIM merge only just before final layer thickness is achieved. Better TIM thermal performance and quicker manufacturing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Drew A. Davidson, Bahgat G. Sammakia
  • Method and pattern of dispensing thermal interface materials
    Patent number: 8481103
    Abstract: An interface is formed by pressing a first surface and a second surface together, with a particle-loaded thermal interface material (TIM) in between. By applying the thermal interface material to controlled locations on the first surface in controlled amounts, final layer thickness at a given squeezing pressure, and time required to squeeze, are minimized. The locations and amounts are controlled such that small islands of TIM merge only just before final layer thickness is achieved. Better TIM thermal performance and quicker manufacturing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Drew A. Davidson, Bahgat G. Sammakia