Patents by Inventor Kim D. Hyland

Kim D. Hyland 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).

  • Conductive member grid array interface for mirror array drive apparatus
    Patent number: 6687132
    Abstract: The present invention discloses drive apparatus for rotating a mirror used for switching light signals. The drive apparatus has reduced internal wiring and uses a base printed circuit board which is mounted to a support printed circuit board by sandwiching conductive ball connections between matching traces or pads on the two printed circuit boards. A drive module is also included between the two printed circuit boards which can be either a drive coil or an electrostatic plate and is used to rotate the mirrors. The use of the bump grid array or conductive ball connections significantly reduces the amount of internal wiring required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: John W. Orcutt, Arthur Monroe Turner, Andrew S. Dewa, Terence J. Murphy, Kim D. Hyland
  • Conductive member grid array interface for mirror array drive apparatus
    Publication number: 20020118518
    Abstract: The present invention discloses drive apparatus for rotating a mirror used for switching light signals. The drive apparatus has reduced internal wiring and uses a base printed circuit board which is mounted to a support printed circuit board by sandwiching conductive ball connections between matching traces or pads on the two printed circuit boards. A drive module is also included between the two printed circuit boards which can be either a drive coil or an electrostatic plate and is used to rotate the mirrors. The use of the bump grid array or conductive ball connections significantly reduces the amount of internal wiring required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: John W. Orcutt, Arthur Monroe Turner, Andrew S. Dewa, Terence J. Murphy, Kim D. Hyland