Patents by Inventor Greg Davies

Greg Davies 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).

  • Publication number: 20030232546
    Abstract: A battery terminal connector that requires no tools to engage or remove uses a quick-release system in order to increase efficiency. The use of a lever (which makes up an important part of the quick-release system) with a varying radius is used to engage or release the battery terminal connector. The connector is made of an electrically conductive material and connects the battery terminal to the battery cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventor: Greg Davis
  • Patent number: 6579430
    Abstract: A cathode assembly for semiconductor wafer plating employs a polymer coating on a metal structural ring to provide a low-profile seal to the perimeter of the wafer surface to be plated. The polymer coating also electrically insulates the metal so that it can be used in contact with the plating solution and still be part of the electrical contact system, eliminating the need for a protective plastic housing. This invention permits the dimensions of the cathode assembly to be minimized. A compact cathode assembly with minimum protrusion above the wafer plated surface enables modifications to the plating cell and agitation system providing more uniform copper deposits across the wafer surface and facilitating automation of the wafer plating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Innovative Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Davis, Alex Moffatt, D. Morgan Tench, John T. White
  • Patent number: 6577964
    Abstract: Compliance margin of a waveform is determined relative to a standard, indicating the extent to which the waveform either complies or fails to comply with the standard. An acquisition system captures the waveform of an applied signal in a display space, and a memory stores a representation of a series of scaled masks in the display space. Each scaled mask in the series is a version of the standard that is scaled relative to the standard according to a corresponding scale factor. A comparator determines which scaled masks in the series coincide with the waveform at one or more predesignated locations in the display space by comparing the waveform to the represented series of scaled masks at the one or more locations. An output device indicates the compliance margin of the waveform based on the corresponding scale factors of the scaled masks that coincide with the waveform at the one or more locations in the display space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Davis LeCheminant, Michael G Hart
  • Patent number: 6565227
    Abstract: The present invention is a device and method for aligning a hand drill so that holes can be drilled at a desired angle in a workpiece. A light source and a template are attached to the drill so that an image is projected onto the workpiece surface. For drilling holes perpendicular to the surface, the direction of the projected light beam is parallel to the axis of the drill bit. The preferred image is comprised of two concentric circles and two perpendicular straight lines of equal length whose midpoints correspond with the center of the circles. The two lines preferably have discontinuities of equal length at their midpoints so as to be comprised of segments of equal length. When the drill is not properly aligned relative to the workpiece, the projected circles appear oval in shape and at least some of the lines or line segments differ in length. The eye can readily discern these image distortions so that the drill can be readily adjusted to the desired angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Inventor: Greg Davis
  • Publication number: 20030085119
    Abstract: A cathode assembly for semiconductor wafer plating employs a polymer coating on a metal structural ring to provide a low-profile seal to the perimeter of the wafer surface to be plated. The polymer coating also electrically insulates the metal so that it can be used in contact with the plating solution and still be part of the electrical contact system, eliminating the need for a protective plastic housing. This invention permits the dimensions of the cathode assembly to be minimized. A compact cathode assembly with minimum protrusion above the wafer plated surface enables modifications to the plating cell and agitation system providing more uniform copper deposits across the wafer surface and facilitating automation of the wafer plating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Applicant: Innovative Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Davis, Alex Moffatt, D. Morgan Tench, John T. White
  • Publication number: 20010053150
    Abstract: A data communication switch includes a backplane and multiple packet switching controllers. At least one packet switching controller includes programmable application logic for generating application data for a packet. The application logic is contained in key builder and lookup table of an application engine. The key builder contains one or more schema programs for generating keys and key controls using classification information and header data of inbound packets. The schema programs can be loaded onto the key builder during fabrication of the packet switching controller or in field. The keys and key controls are used to lookup the application data from the lookup table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: David Clear, Greg Davis, Tim Michels, Sundara Ganesh, Mathieu Tallegas
  • Publication number: 20010046229
    Abstract: A switch includes one or more programmable packet switching controllers. The programmable packet switching controller has a real-time edit program construction engine. The edit program construction engine receives packet data, e.g., the header data, and disposition decisions generated by, for example, an application engine. The edit program construction engine uses the packet data and the disposition decisions to construct edit programs in real-time. The edit programs include a number of instructions for performing operations, such as COPY, DELETE, RECORD, PLAYBACK, INSERT and OVERWRITE, and are stored in an instruction RAM associated with an edit engine. The edit engine executes the instructions to modify inbound packets in order to transmit them as outbound packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: David Clear, Greg Davis, Mike Helbling, Tim Michels, Mathieu Tallegas
  • Patent number: 6179096
    Abstract: An exhaust brake for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust brake includes a main valve and a bypass valve for restricting the flow of exhaust gas. The main valve may be selectively closed, while the bypass valve is biased into a closed position with a selective biasing force. Closing the main valve may cause exhaust back pressure to build against the bypass valve until the biasing force is overcome. When the biasing force is surpassed by the exhaust back pressure, the bypass valve opens to relieve the back pressure. The bypass valve closes when back pressure falls below the biasing force. The biasing force may be varied to operate the exhaust brake at a maximum back pressure for a given engine speed and/or engine condition. A method of operating the exhaust brake is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Diesel Engine Retarders, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Kinerson, Greg Davies, Norman Schaefer, Sotir Dodi
  • Patent number: 5258703
    Abstract: A temperature compensated voltage regulator circuit having a first resistor (R.sub.X) disposed in the base circuit between two cascaded transistors and a second resistor (R.sub.F) coupled between the collector and base of the first of the two transistors to provide compensation for beta variations in the transistors resulting from process variables during the manufacture of the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Phuc C. Pham, Lou Spangler, Greg Davis