Patents by Inventor Kevin Dell

Kevin Dell 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: 10212804
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a circuit board, an IC carried by the circuit board, and an RF shield above the IC. The circuit board may include a dielectric layer, and a thermally conductive body in the dielectric layer. The thermally conductive body may have a first heat transfer surface coupled to the IC. The thermally conductive body may extend laterally within the dielectric layer and outward past the RF shield and defining a second heat transfer surface. The electronic device may include a heat sink coupled to the second heat transfer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: HARRIS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: John R. McIntyre, Kevin Dell, Timothy W. Burks
  • Publication number: 20180206325
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a circuit board, an IC carried by the circuit board, and an RF shield above the IC. The circuit board may include a dielectric layer, and a thermally conductive body in the dielectric layer. The thermally conductive body may have a first heat transfer surface coupled to the IC. The thermally conductive body may extend laterally within the dielectric layer and outward past the RF shield and defining a second heat transfer surface. The electronic device may include a heat sink coupled to the second heat transfer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: John R. McINTYRE, Kevin DELL, Timothy W. BURKS
  • Patent number: 9762270
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McIntyre, Kevin Dell, Christopher David Mackey, John Paul Shoots
  • Patent number: 9762269
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McIntyre, Kevin Dell, Christopher David Mackey, John Paul Shoots
  • Publication number: 20170104504
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN MCINTYRE, KEVIN DELL, CHRISTOPHER DAVID MACKEY, JOHN PAUL SHOOTS
  • Publication number: 20170104505
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN MCINTYRE, KEVIN DELL, CHRISTOPHER DAVID MACKEY, JOHN PAUL SHOOTS
  • Patent number: 9525443
    Abstract: An RF communications device may include a circuit board having a dielectric layer and conductive traces, one of the conductive traces defining a transmission line. The RF communications device may also include an RF transmitter carried by the circuit board and coupled to the transmission line, and RF switching circuits, each RF switching circuit including a substrate having a tapered proximal end coupled to the transmission line, and a distal end extending outwardly on the convex side of the transmission line. Each RF switching circuit may include a series diode, and a shunt diode coupled to the series diode, the series diode extending from the tapered proximal end and across an interior of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: John McIntyre, Kevin Dell, Christopher David Mackey, John Paul Shoots