Patents by Inventor Erica Elizabeth Jasper Gant

Erica Elizabeth Jasper Gant 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 structures for implementing enhanced reliability for printed circuit board high power dissipation applications
    Patent number: 7180752
    Abstract: A method and structures are provided for implementing enhanced reliability for printed circuit board high power dissipation applications. An external return current member provides a return current path outside of the printed circuit board, thereby minimizing power dissipation within the printed circuit board. The external return current member can be implemented with an associated stiffener formed of electrically conductive material. Alternatively, the external return current member can be implemented with a sheet of electrically conductive material with an insulator provided between the sheet and the associated stiffener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce John Chamberlin, Erica Elizabeth Jasper Gant, Roger Scott Krabbenhoft