Patents by Inventor Edward J. Pavlu, III

Edward J. Pavlu, III 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).

  • Printed circuit board including a terminated power plane and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 5898576
    Abstract: A printed circuit board including a terminated power plane is described. Specifically, the power-ground plane construction includes a dielectric layer, a power plane having a peripheral edge, and a ground plane. The ground plane is spaced from the power plane by the dielectric layer, and is positioned in an opposed relationship to the power plane. The power-ground plane construction also includes a termination element coupling the power plane, at or adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, to the ground plane so as to terminate the power plane. In one embodiment, a plurality of termination elements couple the power plane, at or adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, to the ground plane. The termination elements are spaced from each other at substantially regular intervals. In another embodiment, a termination element is a strip or sheet element coupling continuous lengths of the peripheral edge of the power plane to ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Bay Networks Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Lockwood, Edward J. Pavlu, III