Patents by Inventor Robert C. Decker

Robert C. Decker 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).

  • Publication number: 20240128152
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a first package, wherein the first package comprises, a first package substrate, a first die over the first package substrate, a first mold layer over the first package substrate and around the first die, and a plurality of through mold interconnects (TMIs) through the first mold layer. The electronic package may further comprise a second package electrically coupled the first package by the TMIs, wherein the second package comprises a second package substrate, a second die over the second package substrate, and a solder resist over a surface of the second package substrate opposite from the second die. In an embodiment, the electronic package may also comprise a barrier between the first package and the second package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Elizabeth NOFEN, Shripad GOKHALE, Nick ROSS, Amram EITAN, Nisha ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Robert M. NICKERSON, Purushotham Kaushik MUTHUR SRINATH, Yang GUO, John C. DECKER, Hsin-Yu LI
  • Patent number: 6167845
    Abstract: An instantaneous water heater comprises a sealed enclosed tank having a top portion, a bottom portion, a first end, and a second end, and an inlet, a baffle tube, and a baffle segregating said tank into a baffle chamber and a main heating and storage chamber. The baffle chamber receives unheated water from said baffle tube. The baffle has baffle openings between said baffle chamber and said main heating and storage chamber providing for intermixing of water therebetween. The tank has a plurality of heating elements and a plurality of temperature sensors and activators. The main heating and storage chamber has an outlet and a safety valve attached thereto, said outlet discharging heated water from said tank and being located in said top portion of said first end of said tank and said safety valve preventing over-heating and over-pressurization in said tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Robert C. Decker, Sr.
  • Patent number: 4602202
    Abstract: A universal connector for use with rechargeable and nonrechargeable batteries having conventional terminals includes switching means for inherently permitting product energization from both types of batteries while connecting only a rechargeable battery to a battery charging circuit. The universal connector includes an actuating rod for operating the switching means, the rod coacting with unique physical configurations of the rechargeable and nonrechargeable batteries to open the charging circuit when connected to a nonrechargeable battery and to close the charging circuit when connected to a rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Glenn R. Mundschenk, Robert C. Decker