Patents by Inventor Paul E. Winkler

Paul E. Winkler 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: 5097593
    Abstract: An improved circuit board structure and method of forming the same are provided. The circuit board includes an insulating core and has plated through holes connecting the circuitry on both sides and intermediate layers of the core. A permanent dielectric material is applied on at least one surface of the board covering the circuitry and plated through holes. Vias are formed through the dielectric material and signal lines are formed on the top of the dielectric material connected to the circuitry onto the board through the vias. Additional layers of dielectric material with additional wiring and vias can also be formed for multi-level wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alan L. Jones, Keith A. Snyder, Paul E. Winkler
  • Patent number: 5046966
    Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting several coaxial cables to a circuit board such that the center conductors of each cable are inserted within a conductive hole which forms part of the board structure. The assembly includes a common housing which may be electrically conductive or insulative and a spring contact member which serves as part of the grounding means to effectively ground the shield members of the coaxial cables to the board's ground. The spring contacts may be in the form of resilient springs which extend from the assembly or of compressible members coupled to a conductive layer which in turn is connected to the shield members. An apparatus for positioning more than one such assembly on a common board structure is also shown and described, as is an assembly designed for positioning the cables therein in a substantially compact orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Keith A. Snyder, Paul E. Winkler
  • Patent number: 4927983
    Abstract: An improved circuit board structure and method of forming the same are provided. The circuit board includes an insulating core and has plated through holes connecting the circuitry on both sides and intermediate layers of the core. A permanent dielectric material is applied on at least one surface of the board covering the circuitry and plated through holes. Vias are formed through the dielectric material and signal lines are formed on the top of the dielectric material connected to the circuitry onto the board through the vias. Additional layers of dielectric material with additional wiring and vias can also be formed for multi-level wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alan L. Jones, Keith A. Snyder, Paul E. Winkler