Patents by Inventor John R. Mason, Jr.

John R. Mason, 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).

  • Phase change material switch and method of making the same
    Patent number: 9257647
    Abstract: A phase change material (PCM) switch is disclosed that includes a resistive heater element, and a PCM element proximate the resistive heater element. A thermally conductive electrical insulating barrier layer positioned between the PCM heating element and the resistive heating element, and conductive lines extend from ends of the PCM element and control lines extend from ends of the resistive heater element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Pavel Borodulin, Nabil Abdel-Meguid El-Hinnawy, Robert Miles Young, Robert S. Howell, John R. Mason, Jr., Brian Paul Wagner, Matthew Russell King, Evan B. Jones, Michael J. Lee, Marc Eisenzweig Sherwin