Patents by Inventor John P. Bettencourt

John P. Bettencourt 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: 20100181674
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure having a substrate, a seed layer over the substrate; a silicon layer disposed on the seed layer; a transistor device in the silicon layer; a III-V device disposed on the seed layer; and a plurality of electrical contacts, each one of the electrical contacts having a layer of TiN or TaN and a layer of copper or aluminum on the layer of TaN or TiN, one of the electrical contacts being electrically connected to the transistor and another one of the electrical contacts being electrically connected to the III-V device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Kamal Tabatabaie, Michael S. Davis, Jeffrey R. LaRoche, Valery S. Kaper, John P. Bettencourt
  • Patent number: 7670045
    Abstract: A power sensor having a microstrip transmission line, comprising: a dielectric substrate; a strip conductor disposed on one surface of the substrate; and a ground plane conductor disposed on an opposite surface of the substrate. The power sensor includes a plurality of thermocouples extending from the strip conductor, proximal end portions of the thermocouples being thermally coupled to the strip conductor. A plurality of electrical conductors is provided, each one having a first end electrically connected to a distal end of a corresponding one of the thermocouples and a second end electrically connected to the proximate end of one of the plurality of thermocouples disposed adjacent to such corresponding one of the thermocouples. The proximal ends of the thermocouples are electrically insulated one from the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Katherine J. Herrick, John P. Bettencourt, Alan J. Bielunis
  • Publication number: 20100039168
    Abstract: A network having a current mirror comprising: a output transistor having a gate electrode for controlling a first current between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being coupled to a positive reference potential and the second electrode being connected to ground. A second transistor has a gate electrode for controlling a second current between a first electrode and a second electrode of the second transistor. The gate electrodes are connected together to produce the first current and the second current with equal current densities. A first portion of current from a current source is fed to the first electrode of the second transistor and a second portion of current from the current source is fed to a bias voltage producing circuit producing a bias voltage at the gate electrode of the output transistor for tracking variations in the first current passing through the output transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: John P. Bettencourt