Patents by Inventor Michael Sipics

Michael Sipics 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).

  • Clamp interconnect
    Patent number: 9711879
    Abstract: An apparatus including a bridge member and a clamp is disclosed. The bridge member is positioned in a first plane and has a substrate with a first surface and a second surface; and a plurality of distinct conductive pillars formed on the second surface of the substrate. The clamp has a body, a proximal end and a distal end. The body is positioned in a second plane above the first plane with the second plane being within 2 degrees of parallel to the first plane. The proximal end is positioned along the second plane; and the distal end has a plurality of prongs. The distal end is offset from the second plane in a direction toward the bridge member such that each prong contacts the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Coronati, Eugene Messenger, Michael Sipics, Joseph Edward Riska, Jiaming Zhang
  • Clamp Interconnect
    Publication number: 20160043489
    Abstract: An apparatus including a bridge member and a clamp is disclosed. The bridge member is positioned in a first plane and has a substrate with a first surface and a second surface; and a plurality of distinct conductive pillars formed on the second surface of the substrate. The clamp has a body, a proximal end and a distal end. The body is positioned in a second plane above the first plane with the second plane being within 2 degrees of parallel to the first plane. The proximal end is positioned along the second plane; and the distal end has a plurality of prongs. The distal end is offset from the second plane in a direction toward the bridge member such that each prong contacts the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: John Michael Coronati, Eugene Messenger, Michael Sipics, Joseph Edward Riska, Jiaming Zhang