Patents by Inventor Gary Geno Stefani

Gary Geno Stefani 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).

  • Structure and method to form a heat sink
    Patent number: 7808789
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to heat removal from circuit board components and, more specifically, to improved thermal management for circuit board components mounted on electrical wiring boards. The structure comprises a heat sink; and an auxiliary heat sink positioned in thermal contact with the heat sink and a circuit board component on a wiring board, the auxiliary heat sink having a plurality of slots located in a central portion of the auxiliary heat sink, wherein the auxiliary heat sink is both mechanically compliant and thermally conductive with both the heat sink and the circuit board component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: BAE Systems Controls Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur McKeown, Gary Geno Stefani, David Reed Benedict, Andrew Karl Crane
  • Structure and method to form a heat sink
    Publication number: 20090116198
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to heat removal from circuit board components and, more specifically, to improved thermal management for circuit board components mounted on electrical wiring boards. The structure comprises a heat sink; and an auxiliary heat sink positioned in thermal contact with the heat sink and a circuit board component on a wiring board, the auxiliary heat sink having a plurality of slots located in a central portion of the auxiliary heat sink, wherein the auxiliary heat sink is both mechanically compliant and thermally conductive with both the heat sink and the circuit board component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen Arthur McKeown, Gary Geno Stefani, David Reed Benedict, Andrew Karl Crane