Patents by Inventor Scott M. Knapp

Scott M. Knapp 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).

  • Patent number: 10587029
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a substrate that includes a substrate body and a resonator integrated within the substrate body. The resonator includes a resonator body, a top resonator plate, and a bottom resonator plate. The resonator body extends through the substrate body from a top surface to a bottom surface of the substrate body, and is formed of at least one of a dielectric material and a magnetic material. The top resonator plate is coupled to a top side of the resonator body and resides over the top surface of the substrate body, and the bottom resonator plate is coupled to a bottom side of the resonator body and resides over the bottom surface of the substrate body. The top resonator plate and the bottom resonator plate are electrically conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dekosky, Deepukumar M. Nair, Scott M. Knapp, Tarak A. Railkar, Lawrence A. Carastro, Timothy G. Kraus
  • Patent number: 10263599
    Abstract: A Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) filter includes a series branch coupled between an input node and an output node. The series branch has multiple BAW resonators that are coupled in series, wherein a first series resonator is coupled between a first node and a second node in the series branch. A first shunt resonator is coupled between the first node and a fixed voltage node, such as ground, and a second shunt resonator is coupled between the second node and the fixed voltage node. Further, a first inductor is coupled between the first node and the fixed voltage node, and a second inductor is coupled between the second node and the fixed voltage node. The first inductor and the second inductor are magnetically coupled to one another to generate a virtual inductance between the first node and the second node and in parallel with the first series resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff D. Galipeau, Lawrence A. Carastro, Scott M. Knapp
  • Publication number: 20190074571
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a substrate that includes a substrate body and a resonator integrated within the substrate body. The resonator includes a resonator body, a top resonator plate, and a bottom resonator plate. The resonator body extends through the substrate body from a top surface to a bottom surface of the substrate body, and is formed of at least one of a dielectric material and a magnetic material. The top resonator plate is coupled to a top side of the resonator body and resides over the top surface of the substrate body, and the bottom resonator plate is coupled to a bottom side of the resonator body and resides over the bottom surface of the substrate body. The top resonator plate and the bottom resonator plate are electrically conductive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Dekosky, Deepukumar M. Nair, Scott M. Knapp, Tarak A. Railkar, Lawrence A. Carastro, Timothy G. Kraus
  • Publication number: 20170179927
    Abstract: A Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) filter includes a series branch coupled between an input node and an output node. The series branch has multiple BAW resonators that are coupled in series, wherein a first series resonator is coupled between a first node and a second node in the series branch. A first shunt resonator is coupled between the first node and a fixed voltage node, such as ground, and a second shunt resonator is coupled between the second node and the fixed voltage node. Further, a first inductor is coupled between the first node and the fixed voltage node, and a second inductor is coupled between the second node and the fixed voltage node. The first inductor and the second inductor are magnetically coupled to one another to generate a virtual inductance between the first node and the second node and in parallel with the first series resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jeff D. Galipeau, Lawrence A. Carastro, Scott M. Knapp