Patents by Inventor Kristopher K. Neild

Kristopher K. Neild 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: 6750081
    Abstract: A low-cost header for connecting an electronic components board to a circuit board is disclosed, consisting of side walls made of an unwarpable plastic material and joined together to form a frame around an area substantially the same as the area of the components board. A plurality of metal pins are located in the frame, each having one end extending from said frame such that these ends can be soldered to the components board concurrently with the solder attachment of the components to the board. The other ends of the pins can be formed so that they are adjusted for either through-hole attachment to circuit boards, or for surface mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kristopher K. Neild, Claude Fernandez, Charles Schaefer
  • Patent number: 6683443
    Abstract: A power supply feedback circuit includes a regulating element at an input side of an optical isolator. The control lead for the regulating element is connected to a voltage divider to receive the divided voltage. A bypass circuit is provided on the voltage divider to change the resistance in a bypassed branch of the voltage divider during start up of the circuit. The bypass time depends on charging of a capacitor at a control lead, base or gate, of an active element by the bypass circuit. The output voltage of the circuit is brought gradually to the desired level as the capacitor charges and the active element removes the bypass from the voltage divider or applies the bypass to the voltage divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kristopher K. Neild, David A. Williams
  • Patent number: 6664622
    Abstract: A low-cost header for connecting an electronic components board to a circuit board is disclosed, consisting of side walls made of an unwarpable plastic material and joined together to form a frame around an area substantially the same as the area of the components board. A plurality of metal pins are located in the frame, each having one end extending from said frame such that these ends can be soldered to the components board concurrently with the solder attachment of the components to the board. The other ends of the pins can be formed so that they are adjusted for either through-hole attachment to circuit boards, or for surface mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kristopher K. Neild, Claude Fernandez, Charles Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20030197264
    Abstract: A low-cost header for connecting an electronic components board to a circuit board is disclosed, consisting of side walls made of an unwarpable plastic material and joined together to form a frame around an area substantially the same as the area of the components board. A plurality of metal pins are located in the frame, each having one end extending from said frame such that these ends can be soldered to the components board concurrently with the solder attachment of the components to the board. The other ends of the pins can be formed so that they are adjusted for either through-hole attachment to circuit boards, or for surface mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Kristopher K. Neild, Claude Fernandez, Charles Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20030156438
    Abstract: A power supply feedback circuit includes a regulating element at an input side of an optical isolator. The control lead for the regulating element is connected to a voltage divider to receive the divided voltage. A bypass circuit is provided on the voltage divider to change the resistance in a bypassed branch of the voltage divider during start up of the circuit. The bypass time depends on charging of a capacitor at a control lead, base or gate, of an active element by the bypass circuit. The output voltage of the circuit is brought gradually to the desired level as the capacitor charges and the active element removes the bypass from the voltage divider or applies the bypass to the voltage divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kristopher K. Neild, David A. Williams
  • Publication number: 20010033019
    Abstract: A low-cost header for connecting an electronic components board to a circuit board is disclosed, consisting of side walls made of an unwarpable plastic material and joined together to form a frame around an area substantially the same as the area of the components board. A plurality of metal pins are located in the frame, each having one end extending from said frame such that these ends can be soldered to the components board concurrently with the solder attachment of the components to the board. The other ends of the pins can be formed so that they are adjusted for either through-hole attachment to circuit boards, or for surface mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Kristopher K. Neild, Claude Fernandez, Charles Schaefer