Patents by Inventor Michael Andrew Smith

Michael Andrew Smith 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).

  • Publication number: 20240278623
    Abstract: A cooling system includes an integrated cooling device, a refrigerant circuit and a cooling circuit. The integrated cooling device is configured to draw thermal energy from a component of a vehicle. The integrated cooling device includes a body and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is embedded in the body. The heat exchanger includes an extended refrigerant channel and at least one of an extended coolant channel and a coolant reservoir. The extended refrigerant channel and the at least one of the extended coolant channel and the coolant reservoir drawing thermal energy from the body. The extended refrigerant channel draws thermal energy from the at least one of the extended coolant channel and the coolant reservoir. The refrigerant circuit is fluidically coupled to and circulates a refrigerant through the extended refrigerant channel. The coolant circuit is fluidically coupled to and circulates a coolant through the extended coolant channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Karl Bo Albert MIKKELSEN, Rolf B. KARLSSON, Michael Andrew SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240064976
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed, including transistors, semiconductor devices and systems with isolation structures. Example semiconductor devices and methods include isolation structures with tapered sidewalls that intersect along a line at a trench bottom. Example semiconductor devices and methods are shown with different isolation structures in peripheral circuitry compared to isolation structures in a memory array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 11837283
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include a high voltage switch configured to translate supply voltages or other voltages to specific magnitudes in memory devices, with the high voltage switch designed to provide enhanced lifetime of components of the high voltage switch. A high voltage switch can include a high voltage diode coupled to an output node and to a gate of a high voltage transistor coupled to the output node. The high voltage diode can provide feedback of an output voltage to the gate of the high voltage transistor to relieve Fowler-Nordheim stress on the dielectric coupled to the gate in the transistor, where large shifts in threshold voltage of the transistor could otherwise result from the Fowler-Nordheim stress. The high voltage diode can be structured using a high voltage field effect transistor. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 11578520
    Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, Jr., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
  • Publication number: 20220415390
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include a high voltage switch configured to translate supply voltages or other voltages to specific magnitudes in memory devices, with the high voltage switch designed to provide enhanced lifetime of components of the high voltage switch. A high voltage switch can include a high voltage diode coupled to an output node and to a gate of a high voltage transistor coupled to the output node. The high voltage diode can provide feedback of an output voltage to the gate of the high voltage transistor to relieve Fowler-Nordheim stress on the dielectric coupled to the gate in the transistor, where large shifts in threshold voltage of the transistor could otherwise result from the Fowler-Nordheim stress. The high voltage diode can be structured using a high voltage field effect transistor. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 11443798
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include a high voltage switch configured to translate supply voltages or other voltages to specific magnitudes in memory devices, with the high voltage switch designed to provide enhanced lifetime of components of the high voltage switch. A high voltage switch can include a high voltage diode coupled to an output node and to a gate of a high voltage transistor coupled to the output node. The high voltage diode can provide feedback of an output voltage to the gate of the high voltage transistor to relieve Fowler-Nordheim stress on the dielectric coupled to the gate in the transistor, where large shifts in threshold voltage of the transistor could otherwise result from the Fowler-Nordheim stress. The high voltage diode can be structured using a high voltage field effect transistor. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Publication number: 20210332629
    Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, JR., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
  • Patent number: 11035165
    Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, Jr., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
  • Publication number: 20190226260
    Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Spartan Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, Jr., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
  • Patent number: 10246921
    Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Spartan Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, Jr., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
  • Patent number: 8786020
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe a semiconductor device implementing the reduced-surface-field (RESURF) effect. The semiconductor device comprises a source/drain region having a plurality of isolation regions interleaved with source/drain extension regions. A gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor device, where the gate electrode includes gate finger elements formed over the isolation regions to induce capacitive coupling. The gate finger elements enhance the depletion of the source/drain extension regions, thus inducing a higher breakdown voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Publication number: 20120273891
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe a semiconductor device implementing the reduced-surface-field (RESURF) effect. The semiconductor device comprises a source/drain region having a plurality of isolation regions interleaved with source/drain extension regions. A gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor device, where the gate electrode includes gate finger elements formed over the isolation regions to induce capacitive coupling. The gate finger elements enhance the depletion of the source/drain extension regions, thus inducing a higher breakdown voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Publication number: 20120271486
    Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Spartan Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, JR., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
  • Patent number: 8236640
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe a semiconductor device implementing the reduced-surface-field (RESURF) effect. The semiconductor device comprises a source/drain region having a plurality of isolation regions interleaved with source/drain extension regions. A gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor device, where the gate electrode includes gate finger elements formed over the isolation regions to induce capacitive coupling. The gate finger elements enhance the depletion of the source/drain extension regions, thus inducing a higher breakdown voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Publication number: 20110147844
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe a semiconductor device implementing the reduced-surface-field (RESURF) effect. The semiconductor device comprises a source/drain region having a plurality of isolation regions interleaved with source/drain extension regions. A gate electrode is formed on the semiconductor device, where the gate electrode includes gate finger elements formed over the isolation regions to induce capacitive coupling. The gate finger elements enhance the depletion of the source/drain extension regions, thus inducing a higher breakdown voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 7687587
    Abstract: A silicone composition according to the present invention comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane resin having an average of at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) an organohydrogensilane in an amount sufficient to cure the composition, (C) an effective amount of a reactive diluent comprising (i) an organosiloxane having an average of at least two alkenyl groups per molecule and a viscosity of from 0.001 to 2 Pa·s at 25° C., wherein the viscosity of (C)(i) is not greater than 20% of the viscosity of component (A), and (ii) an organohydrogensiloxane having an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule and a viscosity of from 0.001 to 2 Pa·s at 25° C., in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.5 to 3 moles of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in (C)(ii) to moles of alkenyl groups in (C)(i), and (D) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation catalyst; and a cured silicone resin prepared by curing the silicone composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Smith, Bizhong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20090124781
    Abstract: Branched polysilane copolymers are prepared via a Wurtz-type coupling reaction by reacting a mixture of two different dihalosilanes and a single trihalosilane with an alkali metal coupling agent in an organic liquid medium. The branched polysilane copolymers are recovered from the reaction mixture. Capped branched polysilane copolymers are prepared via the same Wurtz-type coupling reaction with addition of a capping agent to the reaction mixture. The capping agent is a monohalosilane, monoalkoxysilane, dialkoxysilane, or trialkoxysilane. The branched polysilane copolymers and the capped branched polysilane copolymers are soluble in organic liquid medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Travis Hein, Russell King, Binh Thanh Nguyen, Herschel Henry Reese, Michael Andrew Smith, Hanh Xuan Vo