Patents by Inventor Kendall William Kerr

Kendall William Kerr 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).

  • Active package for integrated circuit
    Patent number: 6731512
    Abstract: An active package for an integrated circuit may include an integrated circuit and an active component that is part of the circuit topology for the integrated circuit. The active component forms at least a portion of the housing for the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may be housed in a shell formed by one or more discrete components. The active package may be formed in the same geometry and dimensions as a standard passive integrated circuit package, or may be formed in a shape to fit inside a standard or specially made battery package, or for another special application. A smart component may include a discrete component or a semiconductor-based resistor, capacitor or inductor, and a separate integrated circuit housed in the same housing as the discrete component or a semiconductor-based resistor, capacitor or inductor. The integrated circuit may control at least one electrical parameter of the discrete component or a semiconductor-based resistor, capacitor or inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dragan Danilo Nebrigic, Milan Marcel Jevtitch, Chow-Chi Huang, Kendall William Kerr
  • Active package for integrated circuit
    Publication number: 20030179550
    Abstract: An active package for an integrated circuit may include an integrated circuit and an active component that is part of the circuit topology for the integrated circuit. The active component forms at least a portion of the housing for the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may be housed in a shell formed by one or more discrete components. The active package may be formed in the same geometry and dimensions as a standard passive integrated circuit package, or may be formed in a shape to fit inside a standard or specially made battery package, or for another special application. A smart component may include a discrete component or a semiconductor-based resistor, capacitor or inductor, and a separate integrated circuit housed in the same housing as the discrete component or a semiconductor-based resistor, capacitor or inductor. The integrated circuit may control at least one electrical parameter of the discrete component or a semiconductor-based resistor, capacitor or inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Dragan Danilo Nebrigic, Milan Marcel Jevtitch, Chow-Chi Huang, Kendall William Kerr