Patents by Inventor John Lopes Alves

John Lopes Alves 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).

  • Electrical circuit assembly for high-power electronics
    Patent number: 7903417
    Abstract: An electrical circuit assembly includes an electrical circuit substrate having a first side; a heat sink including a metal base plate having a first side and a second side, and a plurality of fins extending from the second side; and a thermally conductive and electrically insulating adhesive directly interconnecting at least a portion of the first side of the electrical circuit substrate with the first side of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Ronnie Dean Stahlhut, Clement Vanden Godbold, Jeffrey Gerald Hopman, Kartheek Karna, James Arthur Springer, John Lopes Alves, Lise Alves, legal representative
  • ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH-POWER ELECTRONICS
    Publication number: 20080247139
    Abstract: An electrical circuit assembly includes an electrical circuit substrate having a first side; a heat sink including a metal base plate having a first side and a second side, and a plurality of fins extending from the second side; and a thermally conductive and electrically insulating adhesive directly interconnecting at least a portion of the first side of the electrical circuit substrate with the first side of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Ronnie D. Stahlhut, Clement Vanden Godbold, Jeffrey Gerald Hopman, Kartheek Karna, James Arthur Springer, John Lopes Alves, Lise Alves
  • Electrical circuit assembly for high-power electronics
    Publication number: 20080084671
    Abstract: An electrical circuit assembly includes a flexible electrical circuit having a first side; a heat sink including a metal base plate having a first side and a second side, and a plurality of fins extending from the second side; and a thermally conductive and electrically insulating adhesive directly interconnecting at least a portion of the first side of the flexible electrical circuit with the first side of the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Ronnie Dean Stahlhut, Clement Vanden Godbold, Jeffrey Gerald Hopman, Kartheek Karna, James Arthur Springer, John Lopes Alves, Lise Alves