Patents by Inventor Nigel Rowe

Nigel Rowe 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).

  • Circuit boards and methods of identification and manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 9585243
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing circuit boards and circuit boards formed thereby to have a surface that is configured to receive circuitry and a notch of a selectable configuration in a lateral edge along the surface of the circuit board boards, and where the selectable configuration is configured to convey identifying information relating to the circuit boards. Such a circuit board can be produced from a panel containing one or more circuit boards, wherein at least one circuit board has a border adjoined and defined by a partition feature that is configured to enable the circuit board to be physically separated from other portions of the panel. Notches having the same of varying selectable configurations may be formed on the at least one circuit board during the manufacturing of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen K. Pardoe, Nigel Rowe