Patents by Inventor Edward B. Applebaum

Edward B. Applebaum 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).

  • Hermetically sealed surface mount diode package
    Patent number: 5559373
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed surface mount diode package composed of: a support member of electrically conductive material; a diode element having two mutually opposed surfaces constituting, respectively, cathode and anode contact surfaces, the element resting on the support member so that one of the surfaces is in contact with the support member; an electrical contact member for conductively contacting the other one of the surfaces of the diode member, the contact member having a frame portion which surrounds the diode and a connection portion enclosed by the frame portion and conductively connected to the other one of the surfaces; a frame member of electrical insulating material surrounding the diode and interposed between, and secured to, the support member and the frame portion to form a hermetic seal with the support member and the frame portion; and a cover plate of electrically conductive material disposed on, secured to, and forming a hermetic seal with, the frame portion, wherein the support member, the fr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Solid State Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward B. Applebaum