Patents by Inventor Peter Michael Frederick Collins

Peter Michael Frederick Collins 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).

  • Method for making an electrically shielded housing
    Patent number: 6625879
    Abstract: A method for making an electrically shielded housing for an electrical device includes the steps of at least partially forming an insert member having a non-conductive outer surface portion and a conductive inner surface portion, insert molding the at least partially formed insert member in a cavity of a non-conductive housing body member so that the conductive inner surface portion of the insert member is disposed adjacent an outer surface portion of the body member cavity and the non-conductive outer surface portion of the insert member forms a housing cavity. An electrical device received in the housing cavity is electrically shielded by the conductive inner surface portion of the insert member and insulated from the conductive inner surface portion of the insert member by the non-conductive outer surface portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Michael Frederick Collins, Terry Dean Thomason, Ralph A. Hausler
  • Wire bond pad
    Patent number: 6548887
    Abstract: A wire bond pad in an electrical circuit device package and method therefor including forming an opening in a conductor of a first electrically conductive material, forming a conducting member of a second electrically conductive material, transferring the conducting member into the opening of the conductor, electrically contacting the conducting member with the conductor, and embedding conductor with the conducting member in the opening thereof in an insulating electrical circuit device package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Michael Frederick Collins
  • Electrically shielded housing
    Patent number: 6504729
    Abstract: An electrically shielded housing for an electrical device and method therefor having an insert member disposed in a cavity of a non-conductive housing body member. The insert member includes a conductive inner surface portion disposed adjacent an outer surface portion of the body member cavity. A non-conductive outer surface portion of the insert member forms a housing cavity for receiving an electrical device. The conductive inner surface portion of the insert member at least partially electrically shields the electrical device, and the non-conductive outer surface portion of the insert member insulates the electrical device from the conductive inner surface portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Michael Frederick Collins, Terry Dean Thomason, Ralph A. Hausler
  • Method of manufacturing wire bond pad
    Patent number: 6426284
    Abstract: A wire bond pad in an electrical circuit device package and method therefor including forming an opening in a conductor of a first electrically conductive material, forming a conducting member of a second electrically conductive material, transferring the conducting member into the opening of the conductor, electrically contacting the conducting member with the conductor, and embedding conductor with the conducting member in the opening thereof in an insulating electrical circuit device package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Michael Frederick Collins
  • Wire bond pad
    Publication number: 20020076914
    Abstract: A wire bond pad in an electrical circuit device package and method therefor including forming an opening in a conductor of a first electrically conductive material, forming a conducting member of a second electrically conductive material, transferring the conducting member into the opening of the conductor, electrically contacting the conducting member with the conductor, and embedding conductor with the conducting member in the opening thereof in an insulating electrical circuit device package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Peter Michael Frederick Collins
  • Electrically shielded housing
    Patent number: 6157548
    Abstract: An electrically shielded housing for an electrical device and method therefor having an insert member disposed in a cavity of a non-conductive housing body member. The insert member includes a conductive inner surface portion disposed adjacent an outer surface portion of the body member cavity. A non-conductive outer surface portion of the insert member forms a housing cavity for receiving an electrical device. The conductive inner surface portion of the insert member at least partially electrically shields the electrical device, and the non-conductive outer surface portion of the insert member insulates the electrical device from the conductive inner surface portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Michael Frederick Collins, Terry Dean Thomason, Ralph A. Hausler