Patents by Inventor Kerry A. Stevens
Kerry A. Stevens 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).
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Publication number: 20230022182Abstract: Thermal management systems having pre-stressed biasing elements and related methods are disclosed. An example electronic component includes a circuit board, a processor coupled to the circuit board, and a thermally conductive structure positioned adjacent the processor. The thermally conductive structure is to dissipate heat generated by the processor. The electronic component includes a pre-stressed biasing element coupled to the thermally conductive structure and positioned between the processor and the thermally conductive structure. The pre-stressed biasing element is pre-stressed prior to attachment to the thermally conductive structure and the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Juha Paavola, Justin M. Huttula, Jerrod Peterson, Shawn McEuen, Kerry A. Stevens
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Publication number: 20230016486Abstract: Electrically conductive compressible gaskets can be employed to ground a heat solution and provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. A plurality of gaskets may be arranged around the perimeter of an integrated circuit package such as a processor or system on a chip. Each of the gaskets is in contact with a ground plane in the package, and upon contact with a heat sink or cold plate, creates an electrical path that grounds the heat sink or cold plate and thereby minimizes the emission of spurious radio signals. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Dong-Ho Han, Bala Subramanya, Greeshmaja Govind, Sun Ye E, Boon Ping Koh, Juha Paavola, Kerry Stevens, Neil Delaplane, Quek Liang Wee
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Patent number: 10720783Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, that includes a first housing and a wireless charging stand. The first housing can include a display. The wireless charging stand can include a power receiving unit and is configured to wireless charge the electronic device and support the first housing at different viewing angles of the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Stephen John Allen, Gregory A. Peek, Yoshifumi Nishi, Rolf Laido, Shaun Gerrit Immeker, Kerry A. Stevens, Andrew Larson, Ralph V. Miele, Kimi Jensen, Duck Young Kong, Dan H. Gerbus
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Patent number: 10321857Abstract: Low-cost, easy-to-use alignment target generators for aligning a user's own face or eye to a camera or scanner are based on field-of-view visual feedback from a filtered or apertured planar light source. These approaches may be made agnostic to the scanner's operating system or other software. Alternatively, software on the scanner or its host device may create a solid light-colored section of an existing display screen to use as a planar light source. In some embodiments, the planar light source may be the virtual image of an object viewed in a plane mirror.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kerry A. Stevens, Yoshifumi Nishi
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Publication number: 20180358826Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, that includes a first housing and a wireless charging stand. The first housing can include a display. The wireless charging stand can include a power receiving unit and is configured to wireless charge the electronic device and support the first housing at different viewing angles of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Stephen John Allen, Gregory A. Peek, Yoshifumi Nishi, Rolf Laido, Shaun Gerrit Immeker, Kerry A. Stevens, Andrew Larson, Ralph V. Miele, Kimi Jensen, Duck Young Kong, Dan H. Gerbus
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Patent number: 10117603Abstract: Low-cost, easy-to-use alignment target generators for aligning a user's own face or eye to a camera or scanner are based on field-of-view visual feedback from a filtered or apertured planar light source. These approaches may be made agnostic to the scanner's operating system or other software. Alternatively, software on the scanner or its host device may create a solid light-colored section of an existing display screen to use as a planar light source. In some embodiments, the planar light source may be the virtual image of an object viewed in a plane mirror.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Kerry A. Stevens, Yoshifumi Nishi
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Patent number: 10003218Abstract: This disclosure pertains to wireless power transfer systems, and in particular (but not exclusively), to techniques to improve the coupling efficiency between a power transmitting unit and a power receiving unit within a computing device. The present disclosure includes a system which comprises a computing unit which includes a power receiving unit and a conductive surface. The conductive surface has an opening that is adjacent to the power receiving unit and a slot extending from the opening towards the perimeter of the conductive surface. The computing unit further includes a system base coupled to the power receiving unit wherein the power receiving unit is to provide power to the system base. The system also includes a power transmitting unit adjacent to the computing unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Songnan Yang, Janardhan Narayan, Jonathan Rosenfeld, Kerry Stevens, Patrick Chewning
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Publication number: 20170258371Abstract: Low-cost, easy-to-use alignment target generators for aligning a user's own face or eye to a camera or scanner are based on field-of-view visual feedback from a filtered or apertured planar light source. These approaches may be made agnostic to the scanner's operating system or other software. Alternatively, software on the scanner or its host device may create a solid light-colored section of an existing display screen to use as a planar light source. In some embodiments, the planar light source may be the virtual image of an object viewed in a plane mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Kerry A. Stevens, Yoshifumi Nishi
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Publication number: 20160374550Abstract: Low-cost, easy-to-use alignment target generators for aligning a user's own face or eye to a camera or scanner are based on field-of-view visual feedback from a filtered or apertured planar light source. These approaches may be made agnostic to the scanner's operating system or other software. Alternatively, software on the scanner or its host device may create a solid light-colored section of an existing display screen to use as a planar light source. In some embodiments, the planar light source may be the virtual image of an object viewed in a plane mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Kerry A. Stevens, Yoshifumi Nishi
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Publication number: 20160204656Abstract: This disclosure pertains to wireless power transfer systems, and in particular (but not exclusively), to techniques to improve the coupling efficiency between a power transmitting unit and a power receiving unit within a computing device. The present disclosure includes a system which comprises a computing unit which includes a power receiving unit and a conductive surface. The conductive surface has an opening that is adjacent to the power receiving unit and a slot extending from the opening towards the perimeter of the conductive surface. The computing unit further includes a system base coupled to the power receiving unit wherein the power receiving unit is to provide power to the system base. The system also includes a power transmitting unit adjacent to the computing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2014Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Songnan Yang, Janardhan Narayan, Jonathan Rosenfeld, Kerry Stevens, Patrick Chewning
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Publication number: 20160179140Abstract: This disclosure pertains to wireless-power transfer systems, and in particular (but not exclusively), to techniques to improve the coupling efficiency between a power transmitting unit and a power receiving unit within a computing system. The present disclosure includes a system which comprises a computing unit and a power transmitting unit adjacent thereto. The computing unit includes a system base, a conductive surface, and a power receiving unit. The conductive surface may have an opening that is adjacent to the power receiving unit and a slot extending from the opening towards the perimeter of the conductive surface. The system base may be coupled to the power receiving unit. The power receiving unit provides power to the system base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Songnan Yang, Janardhan Narayan, Jonathan Rosenfeld, Kerry Stevens, Patrick Chewning
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Patent number: 9369029Abstract: An electric machine having a rectifier assembly placed within a rotating shaft of the electric machine to convert the AC output of the electric machine to DC prior to transmission of the electricity from the electric machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLCInventors: Raed Zuhair Hasan, Xiaochuan Jia, Kerry Steven Reynolds, Hao Huang
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Publication number: 20140239777Abstract: An electric machine having a rectifier assembly placed within a rotating shaft of the electric machine to convert the AC output of the electric machine to DC prior to transmission of the electricity from the electric machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLCInventors: Raed Zuhair Hasan, Xiaochuan Jia, Kerry Steven Reynolds, Hao Huang
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Patent number: 7526972Abstract: A probe holder for a signal acquisition probe has a cradle receiving the signal acquisition probe and a pedestal adapted for receiving substrates of various thicknesses. The pedestal has a base member and an upright member with the upright member coupled to the cradle. The base member has at least a first lateral slot formed therein having a plurality of clearances for receiving substrates of varying thicknesses.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventor: Kerry A. Stevens
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Patent number: 7358717Abstract: An input by-pass circuit for a current probe has first and second switches coupled between current probe inputs and current sensing circuit inputs. A switch control is coupled to the switching circuit for selectively coupling and decoupling the current probe inputs to the current sensing circuit such that the current signal continuously flows in the device under test.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan S. Dandy, Kerry A. Stevens, Michael J. Mende, Thomas J. Sharp
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Publication number: 20070273361Abstract: An input by-pass circuit for a current probe has first and second switches coupled between current probe inputs and current sensing circuit inputs. A switch control is coupled to the switching circuit for selectively coupling and decoupling the current probe inputs to the current sensing circuit such that the current signal continuously flows in the device under test.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Jonathan Dandy, Kerry Stevens, Michael Mende, Thomas Sharp
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Patent number: 7294995Abstract: A current probing system has a current probe and a detachable adapter. The current probe has a probe body with electrically conductive contacts that mate with electrically conductive contacts on the adapter. Leads extend from the adapter for coupling to a current carrying conductor. The leads can connect to a plug that is coupled to a current diverting device for coupling a current signal to the current probe. The adapter may also include a switch that selectively couples the current signal to the current probe when the adapter is mated with the current probe. The contacts of the current probe are coupled to a current sensing circuit which generates a voltage output representative of the current signal. The voltage output is coupled to an oscilloscope via an electrical cable.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.Inventors: Kerry A. Stevens, Michael J. Mende, Jonathan S. Dandy, Thomas J. Sharp
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Publication number: 20070257657Abstract: A current probing system has a current probe and a detachable adapter. The current probe has a probe body with electrically conductive contacts that mate with electrically conductive contacts on the adapter. Leads extend from the adapter for coupling to a current carrying conductor. The leads can connect to a plug that is coupled to a current diverting device for coupling a current signal to the current probe. The adapter may also include a switch that selectively couples the current signal to the current probe when the adapter is mated with the current probe. The contacts of the current probe are coupled to a current sensing circuit which generates a voltage output representative of the current signal. The voltage output is coupled to an oscilloscope via an electrical cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Kerry Stevens, Michael Mende, Jonathan Dandy, Thomas Sharp
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Publication number: 20070256511Abstract: A probe holder for a signal acquisition probe has a cradle receiving the signal acquisition probe and a pedestal adapted for receiving substrates of various thicknesses. The pedestal has a base member and an upright member with the upright member coupled to the cradle. The base member has at least a first lateral slot formed therein having a plurality of clearances for receiving substrates of varying thicknesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventor: Kerry Stevens
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Publication number: 20050072265Abstract: The pedal assembly includes a pedal and a rod is movably extended through a passage defined longitudinally through the pedal. A side part is connected to one side of the peal and includes two chambers defined therein. The two chambers define two openings communicating with the passage and two a hole through an outside wall of the side part. The rod has a plurality of notches defined in one side thereof and the notches are in communication with each other. Two pins respectively and movably extend through the two holes, the two chambers and the two openings and are engaged with the notches to position the pedal relative to the rod. Each pin has a spring mounted thereto so that the pins extend into the notches when the user releases them.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventor: Kerry Stevens