Patents by Inventor Robert Traverso

Robert Traverso 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).

  • Surface area deposition trap
    Patent number: 7252011
    Abstract: The disclosed pressure transducer assembly includes a housing, a pressure sensor disposed within the housing, a coupling establishing a sealed pathway between the housing and an external source of gas or fluid, and a deposition trap disposed in the pathway. The deposition trap provides a plurality of channels, each of the channels being narrower than the pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Traverso
  • Contaminant deposition control baffle for a capacitive pressure transducer
    Patent number: 6993973
    Abstract: The disclosed transducer includes a housing, a diaphragm, an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a first baffle. The housing defines an interior volume. The diaphragm is disposed in the housing and divides the interior volume into a first chamber and a second chamber. The diaphragm flexes in response to pressure differentials in the first and second chambers. The inner conductor is disposed in the first chamber. The outer conductor is disposed in the first chamber around the inner conductor. The first baffle is disposed in the second chamber and defines an inner region, a middle region, and an outer region. The inner region underlies the inner conductor. The middle region underlies the outer conductor. The outer region underlies neither the inner conductor nor the outer conductor. The first baffle defines apertures in at least two of the inner, middle, and outer regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: D. Jeffrey Lischer, Robert Traverso
  • CONTAMINANT DEPOSITION CONTROL BAFFLE FOR A CAPACITIVE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER
    Publication number: 20040226382
    Abstract: The disclosed transducer includes a housing, a diaphragm, an inner conductor, an outer conductor, and a first baffle. The housing defines an interior volume. The diaphragm is disposed in the housing and divides the interior volume into a first chamber and a second chamber. The diaphragm flexes in response to pressure differentials in the first and second chambers. The inner conductor is disposed in the first chamber. The outer conductor is disposed in the first chamber around the inner conductor. The first baffle is disposed in the second chamber and defines an inner region, a middle region, and an outer region. The inner region underlies the inner conductor. The middle region underlies the outer conductor. The outer region underlies neither the inner conductor nor the outer conductor. The first baffle defines apertures in at least two of the inner, middle, and outer regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: D. Jeffrey Lischer, Robert Traverso
  • Surface area deposition trap
    Publication number: 20030167852
    Abstract: The disclosed pressure transducer assembly includes a housing, a pressure sensor disposed within the housing, a coupling establishing a sealed pathway between the housing and an external source of gas or fluid, and a deposition trap disposed in the pathway. The deposition trap provides a plurality of channels, each of the channels being narrower than the pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Traverso