Patents by Inventor Harold Peter Soares, Jr.

Harold Peter Soares, Jr. 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 apparatus for aligning and installing flexible circuit interconnects
    Patent number: 8294032
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning components on a module are disclosed. A flexible circuit may be attached to a module in which a tooling apparatus is attached to the module. A plurality of circuit pads on a functional section of the flexible circuit is aligned by a first alignment structure located on a sacrificial portion of the flexible circuit to a second alignment structure on the tooling apparatus. The flexible circuit is attached to the module while the flexible circuit is in an aligned position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Peter Timothy Heisen, Harold Peter Soares, Jr.
  • Phased array antenna architecture
    Patent number: 7889135
    Abstract: An antenna array core comprising a plurality of microwave modules, a control layer, a mounting layer, and a signal distribution layer. The control layer is capable of distributing control signals to the plurality of microwave modules. The plurality of microwave modules are attached to an upper surface of the mounting layer and the mounting layer is made from a heat conductive material capable of cooling the plurality of microwave modules. The signal distribution layer is located below the mounting layer, wherein the signal distribution layer is capable of transmitting microwave signals to the plurality of microwave modules and wherein the arrangement of the plurality of microwave modules on the mounting layer, the control layer, and the wave distribution network form a layered architecture for the antenna core. The architecture is a balance between, size, thermal control, manufacturability, cost, and performance so as to be a unique solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Larry Blaser, Peter Timothy Heisen, Richard N. Bostwick, John B. O'Connell, Stephen Lee Fahley, Julio A. Navarro, Mark Richard Davis, Harold Peter Soares, Jr., Scott A. Raby, Jimmy S. Takeuchi
  • Method and Apparatus for Aligning and Installing Flexible Circuit Interconnects
    Publication number: 20110024161
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning components on a module. A flexible circuit may be attached to a module in which a tooling apparatus is attached to the module. A plurality of circuit pads on a functional section of the flexible circuit is aligned by a first alignment structure located on a sacrificial portion of the flexible circuit to a second alignment structure on the tooling apparatus. The flexible circuit is attached to the module while the flexible circuit is in an aligned position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Peter Timothy Heisen, Harold Peter Soares, JR.
  • Method for aligning and installing flexible circuit interconnects
    Patent number: 7690107
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning components on a module. A flexible circuit may be attached to a module in which a tooling apparatus is attached to the module. A plurality of circuit pads on a functional section of the flexible circuit is aligned by a first alignment structure located on a sacrificial portion of the flexible circuit to a second alignment structure on the tooling apparatus. The flexible circuit is attached to the module while the flexible circuit is in an aligned position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Peter Timothy Heisen, Harold Peter Soares, Jr.
  • PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20080316139
    Abstract: An antenna array core comprising a plurality of microwave modules, a control layer, a mounting layer, and a signal distribution layer. The control layer is capable of distributing control signals to the plurality of microwave modules. The plurality of microwave modules are attached to an upper surface of the mounting layer and the mounting layer is made from a heat conductive material capable of cooling the plurality of microwave modules. The signal distribution layer is located below the mounting layer, wherein the signal distribution layer is capable of transmitting microwave signals to the plurality of microwave modules and wherein the arrangement of the plurality of microwave modules on the mounting layer, the control layer, and the wave distribution network form a layered architecture for the antenna core. The architecture is a balance between, size, thermal control, manufacturability, cost, and performance so as to be a unique solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Bruce Larry Blaser, Peter Timothy Heisen, Richard N. Bostwick, John B. O'Connell, Stephen Lee Fahley, Julio A. Navarro, Mark Richard Davis, Harold Peter Soares, JR., Scott A. Raby, Jimmy S. Takeuchi