Patents by Inventor Drue Nicholson

Drue Nicholson 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).

  • Packaging techniques for a high-density power converter
    Patent number: 7474185
    Abstract: A high-density power converter that benefits from improved packaging techniques and thermal handling capability is provided. The power converter includes a magnetic core. The converter further includes a printed circuit board providing at least one cutout for receiving a portion of the magnetic core. A circuit is magnetically coupled to the magnetic core. A stopper is configured at an edge of the cutout proximate to the circuit to hold the magnetic core at a predefined distance relative to the circuit, thereby meeting a safety distance requirement between the core and the circuit. Advanced thermal management is provided by way of a heat sink assembly to enhance the thermal-handling capability of the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: NetPower Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Hooey, Drue Nicholson
  • Packaging techniques for a high-density power converter
    Publication number: 20050242913
    Abstract: A high-density power converter that benefits from improved packaging techniques and thermal handling capability is provided. The power converter includes a magnetic core. The converter further includes a printed circuit board providing at least one cutout for receiving a portion of the magnetic core. A circuit is magnetically coupled to the magnetic core. A stopper is configured at an edge of the cutout proximate to the circuit to hold the magnetic core at a predefined distance relative to the circuit, thereby meeting a safety distance requirement between the core and the circuit. Advanced thermal management is provided by way of a heatsink assembly to enhance the thermal-handling capability of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Roger Hooey, Drue Nicholson
  • Packaging techniques for a high-density power converter
    Patent number: 6940384
    Abstract: A high-density power converter that benefits from improved packaging techniques and thermal handling capability is provided. The power converter includes a magnetic core. The converter further includes a printed circuit board providing at least one cutout for receiving a portion of the magnetic core. A circuit is magnetically coupled to the magnetic core. A stopper is configured at an edge of the cutout proximate to the circuit to hold the magnetic core at a predefined distance relative to the circuit, thereby meeting a safety distance requirement between the core and the circuit. Advanced thermal management is provided by way of a heatsink assembly to enhance the thermal-handling capability of the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: NetPower Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Hooey, Drue Nicholson
  • Packaging techniques for a high-density power converter
    Publication number: 20030174037
    Abstract: A high-density power converter that benefits from improved packaging techniques and thermal handling capability is provided. The power converter includes a magnetic core. The converter further includes a printed circuit board providing at least one cutout for receiving a portion of the magnetic core. A circuit is magnetically coupled to the magnetic core. A stopper is configured at an edge of the cutout proximate to the circuit to hold the magnetic core at a predefined distance relative to the circuit, thereby meeting a safety distance requirement between the core and the circuit. Advanced thermal management is provided by way of a heatsink assembly to enhance the thermal-handling capability of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Roger Hooey, Drue Nicholson