Patents by Inventor Kenneth M. Kramer

Kenneth M. Kramer 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).

  • Patent number: 8468676
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for mounting a rotor to a motor shaft having a rotor with a centrally positioned central bore, the diameter of which is slightly larger than a diameter of the motor shaft, a first stepped bore intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a first axis of the rotor, and a second stepped bore also intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a second axis of the rotor. A first cam fastener is disposed within the first stepped bore, and a second cam fastener is disposed within the second stepped bore. Upon rotating the first and second cam fasteners, they engage the motor shaft thereby securely clamping the rotor to the motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Avtron Industrial Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Kramer
  • Patent number: 7737601
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for mounting a rotor to a motor shaft having a rotor with a centrally positioned central bore, the diameter of which is slightly larger than a diameter of the motor shaft, a first stepped bore intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a first axis of the rotor, and a second stepped bore also intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a second axis of the rotor. A first cam fastener is disposed within the first stepped bore, and a second cam fastener is disposed within the second stepped bore. Upon rotating the first and second cam fasteners, they engage the motor shaft thereby securely clamping the rotor to the motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Avtron Industrial Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Kramer
  • Patent number: 7732902
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first surface portion in a cavity. The first surface portion includes an artificially formed grass structure. The package includes a getter film formed over the grass structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James C. McKinnell, Chien-Hua Chen, Kenneth Diest, Kenneth M. Kramer, Daniel A. Kearl
  • Publication number: 20090134741
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for mounting a rotor to a motor shaft having a rotor with a centrally positioned central bore, the diameter of which is slightly larger than a diameter of the motor shaft, a first stepped bore intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a first axis of the rotor, and a second stepped bore also intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a second axis of the rotor. A first cam fastener is disposed within the first stepped bore, and a second cam fastener is disposed within the second stepped bore. Upon rotating the first and second cam fasteners, they engage the motor shaft thereby securely clamping the rotor to the motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: AVTRON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Kramer
  • Publication number: 20090133242
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for mounting a rotor to a motor shaft having a rotor with a centrally positioned central bore, the diameter of which is slightly larger than a diameter of the motor shaft, a first stepped bore intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a first axis of the rotor, and a second stepped bore also intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a second axis of the rotor. A first cam fastener is disposed within the first stepped bore, and a second cam fastener is disposed within the second stepped bore. Upon rotating the first and second cam fasteners, they engage the motor shaft thereby securely clamping the rotor to the motor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: AVTRON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Kramer
  • Patent number: 7485997
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for mounting a rotor to a motor shaft having a rotor with a centrally positioned central bore, the diameter of which is slightly larger than a diameter of the motor shaft, a first stepped bore intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a first axis of the rotor, and a second stepped bore also intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a second axis of the rotor. A first cam fastener is disposed within the first stepped bore, and a second cam fastener is disposed within the second stepped bore. Upon rotating the first and second cam fasteners, they engage the motor shaft thereby securely clamping the rotor to the motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Avtron Industrial Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Kramer
  • Patent number: 7473649
    Abstract: A method of forming a slot in a substrate comprises growing an oxide layer on a first side of a substrate, patterning and etching the oxide layer to form an opening, forming a material overlying the opening and the oxide layer, removing substrate material through a second side to a first distance from the first side, and anisotropic etching the substrate to create a substrate opening at the first side which is aligned with the opening in the oxide layer during anisotropic etching. The material overlying the opening and the oxide layer is selected so that an anisotropic etch rate of the substrate at an interface of the material and the substrate is greater than an anisotropic etch rate of the substrate at an interface of the oxide layer and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Inventors: Steven D Leith, Jeffrey S Obert, Eric L. Nikkel, Kenneth M Kramer
  • Patent number: 7147908
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first surface portion in a cavity. The first surface portion includes an artificially formed grass structure. The package includes a getter film formed over the grass structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James C. McKinnell, Chien-Hua Chen, Kenneth Diest, Kenneth M. Kramer, Daniel A. Kearl
  • Patent number: 7105456
    Abstract: A method of forming a slot in a substrate comprises growing an oxide layer on a first side of a substrate, patterning and etching the oxide layer to form an opening, forming a material overlying the opening and the oxide layer, removing substrate material through a second side to a first distance from the first side, and anisotropic etching the substrate to create a substrate opening at the first side which is aligned with the opening in the oxide layer during anisotropic etching. The material overlying the opening and the oxide layer is selected so that an anisotropic etch rate of the substrate at an interface of the material and the substrate is greater than an anisotropic etch rate of the substrate at an interface of the oxide layer and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.
    Inventors: Steven D. Leith, Jeffrey S. Obert, Eric L. Nikkel, Kenneth M. Kramer
  • Patent number: 6821848
    Abstract: Tunnel-junction structures are fabricated by any of a set of related methods that form two or more tunnel junctions simultaneously. The fabrication methods disclosed are compatible with conventional CMOS fabrication practices, including both single damascene and dual damascene processes. The simultaneously formed tunnel junctions may have different areas. In some embodiments, tub-well structures are formed with sloped sidewalls. In some embodiments, an oxide-metal-oxide film stack on the sidewall of a tub-well is etched to form the tunnel junctions. Memory circuits, other integrated circuit structures, substrates carrying microelectronics, and other electronic devices made by the methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dennis Lazaroff, Kenneth M. Kramer, James E. Ellenson, Neal W. Meyer, David Punsalan, Kurt Ulmer, Peter Fricke, Andrew Koll, Andrew L. Van Brocklin
  • Patent number: 6818138
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a slotted substrate includes forming a masking layer over a first surface of a substrate, and patterning and etching the masking layer to form a hole therethrough. The first layer is deposited over the masking layer and in the hole. The first layer is patterned and etched to form a plug in the hole. A second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface is continuously etched until a bottom surface of the plug is substantially exposed and a slot in the substrate is substantially formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Obert, Eric L. Nikkel, Kenneth M. Kramer, Steven D Leith
  • Publication number: 20030186468
    Abstract: Tunnel-junction structures are fabricated by any of a set of related methods that form two or more tunnel junctions simultaneously. The fabrication methods disclosed are compatible with conventional CMOS fabrication practices, including both single damascene and dual damascene processes. The simultaneously formed tunnel junctions may have different areas. In some embodiments, tub-well structures are formed with sloped sidewalls. In some embodiments, an oxide-metal-oxide film stack on the sidewall of a tub-well is etched to form the tunnel junctions. Memory circuits, other integrated circuit structures, substrates carrying microelectronics, and other electronic devices made by the methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Dennis Lazaroff, Kenneth M. Kramer, James E. Ellenson, Neal W. Meyer, David Punsalan, Kurt Ulmer, Peter Fricke, Andrew Koll, Andrew L. Van Brocklin
  • Publication number: 20020195420
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a slotted substrate includes forming a masking layer over a first surface of a substrate, and patterning and etching the masking layer to form a hole therethrough. The first layer is deposited over the masking layer and in the hole. The first layer is patterned and etched to form a plug in the hole. A second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface is continuously etched until a bottom surface of the plug is substantially exposed and a slot in the substrate is substantially formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Obert, Eric L. Nikkel, Kenneth M. Kramer, Steven D. Leith
  • Patent number: 6364466
    Abstract: Described herein is a monolithic printhead formed using integrated circuit techniques. Thin film layers, including a resistive layer, are formed on a top surface of a silicon substrate. The various layers are etched to provide heater resistors and conductors. The thin film layers are also etched to expose portions of the upper surface of the substrate where ink feed holes leading into ink chambers are to be formed. A trench is etched in the bottom surface of the substrate while leaving a relatively thin membrane of the substrate underlying the thin film layers. After the trench is formed and using a backside etch, ink feed holes are formed in the substrate membrane leading from the trench to the ink chambers. Ink channels are also formed in the substrate membrane leading to sides of the ink feed holes. These channels preferably have widths smaller than the widths of the ink feed holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Chen, Kenneth M. Kramer