Patents by Inventor Richard Tarik Eckl

Richard Tarik Eckl 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).

  • Micro-electro-mechanical switch beam construction with minimized beam distortion and method for constructing
    Patent number: 9230751
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro-electro-mechanical switch, including a substrate having a gate connection, a source connection, a drain connection and a switch structure, coupled to the substrate. The switch structure includes a beam member, an anchor and a hinge. The beam member having a length sufficient to overhang both the gate connection and the drain connection. The anchor coupling the switch structure to the substrate, the anchor having a width. The hinge coupling the beam member to the anchor at a respective position along the anchor's length, the hinge to flex in response to a charge differential established between the gate and the beam member. The switch structure having gaps between the substrate and the anchor in regions proximate to the hinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Denis Ellis, Padraig Fitzgerald, Jo-ey Wong, Raymond Goggin, Richard Tarik Eckl
  • MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SWITCH BEAM CONSTRUCTION WITH MINIMIZED BEAM DISTORTION AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING
    Publication number: 20140115873
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro-electro-mechanical switch, including a substrate having a gate connection, a source connection, a drain connection and a switch structure, coupled to the substrate. The switch structure includes a beam member, an anchor and a hinge. The beam member having a length sufficient to overhang both the gate connection and the drain connection. The anchor coupling the switch structure to the substrate, the anchor having a width. The hinge coupling the beam member to the anchor at a respective position along the anchor's length, the hinge to flex in response to a charge differential established between the gate and the beam member. The switch structure having gaps between the substrate and the anchor in regions proximate to the hinges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Denis ELLIS, Padraig FITZGERALD, Jo-ey WONG, Raymond GOGGIN, Richard Tarik ECKL
  • Micro-electro-mechanical switch beam construction with minimized beam distortion and method for constructing
    Patent number: 8659373
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro-electro-mechanical switch, including a substrate having a gate connection, a source connection, a drain connection and a switch structure, coupled to the substrate. The switch structure includes a beam member, an anchor and a hinge. The beam member having a length sufficient to overhang both the gate connection and the drain connection. The anchor coupling the switch structure to the substrate, the anchor having a width. The hinge coupling the beam member to the anchor at a respective position along the anchor's length, the hinge to flex in response to a charge differential established between the gate and the beam member. The switch structure having gaps between the substrate and the anchor in regions proximate to the hinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Ellis, Padraig Fitzgerald, Jo-ey Wong, Raymond Goggin, Richard Tarik Eckl
  • Micro-electro-mechanical switch beam construction with minimized beam distortion and method for constructing
    Patent number: 8294539
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro-electro-mechanical switch, including a substrate having a gate connection, a source connection, a drain connection and a switch structure, coupled to the substrate. The switch structure includes a beam member, an anchor and a hinge. The beam member having a length sufficient to overhang both the gate connection and the drain connection. The anchor coupling the switch structure to the substrate, the anchor having a width. The hinge coupling the beam member to the anchor at a respective position along the anchor's length, the hinge to flex in response to a charge differential established between the gate and the beam member. The switch structure having gaps between the substrate and the anchor in regions proximate to the hinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Ellis, Padraig Fitzgerald, Jo-ey Wong, Raymond Goggin, Richard Tarik Eckl