Patents by Inventor Peter J. Massa

Peter J. Massa 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).

  • Power buss inhibit through data input/output lines
    Patent number: 6452770
    Abstract: In a CMOS integrated circuit card configuration operating upon a received data input stream and having a common power buss for the individual integrated circuits thereof, the invention comprises the connection of a power pin of all such individual integrated circuits directly to the power buss, except for the integrated circuit to which the data input stream is applied, wherein a diode of predetermined forward voltage drop is employed—having its anode connected to the power buss and its cathode connected to its associated power pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Devine, Daniel M. Kuster, Peter J. Massa
  • Individual secondary protection device
    Patent number: 6377434
    Abstract: A secondary protection device for protecting a circuit. The device includes a first positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resistor, a bidirectional zener diode and a second PTC resistor connected in series across input terminals. Output terminals are connected across the bidirectional zener diode for providing a protected output to the circuit. A second zener diode is coupled between one end of the bidirectional zener diode and a ground potential for limiting an output voltage to the circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: David Eugene Martineau, Peter J. Massa
  • Heat dissipating structure for an electrical assembly
    Patent number: 5915466
    Abstract: An enclosure containing heat generating electrical components is provided with exterior heat fins and is enclosed within a perforated cover. The heat fins are generally planar and parallel to define vertical channels between adjacent pairs of fins. The fins are formed with a plurality of aligned notches to define a plurality of horizontal channels. The perforations in the cover are arrayed along a plurality of horizontal lines, with at least one of the horizontal lines overlying each of the horizontal channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Nandakumar G. Aakalu, Gihyun Cho, Richard Sander Costa, Peter J. Massa, Walter J. Picot, Daniel Plaza