Patents by Inventor Kadin Stephens

Kadin Stephens 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).

  • Apparatus and method for direct power delivery to integrated circuit package
    Patent number: 12107047
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a connecting member configured for positioning on an upper surface of an integrated circuit package and a cable comprising a first end attached to the connecting member and a second end configured for electrically coupling with a power supply component. The connecting member is operable to position the cable for connection to the upper surface of the integrated circuit package to deliver power from the power supply component to the integrated circuit package with the power supply component and the integrated circuit package mounted on an upper surface of a printed circuit board. A method is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Aubrey Scearce, Louis Smidt, Kadin Stephens, Victor Liu, Joel Richard Goergen
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIRECT POWER DELIVERY TO INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE
    Publication number: 20220223522
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a connecting member configured for positioning on an upper surface of an integrated circuit package and a cable comprising a first end attached to the connecting member and a second end configured for electrically coupling with a power supply component. The connecting member is operable to position the cable for connection to the upper surface of the integrated circuit package to deliver power from the power supply component to the integrated circuit package with the power supply component and the integrated circuit package mounted on an upper surface of a printed circuit board. A method is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Aubrey Scearce, Louis Smidt, Kadin Stephens, Victor Liu, Joel Richard Goergen