Patents by Inventor Jeff Hess

Jeff Hess 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).

  • Slotted substrates and methods and systems for forming same
    Patent number: 6672712
    Abstract: Methods and systems for forming compound slots in a substrate are described. In one exemplary implementation, a method forms a plurality of slots in a substrate. The method also etches a trench in the substrate contiguous with the plurality of slots to form a compound slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeremy Donaldson, Eric L. Nikkel, Jeffrey S. Obert, Jeffrey R. Pollard, Jeff Hess