Patents by Inventor Stephanie Moran

Stephanie Moran 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: 9958496
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining misregistration of internal layers of a PCB using resistance measurements is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a first resistance between a first center terminal and a first peripheral terminal of a first registration coupon on a printed circuit board (PCB) panel including at least one PCB. The method further includes measuring a second resistance between the first center terminal and a second peripheral terminal of the first registration coupon, wherein the first and second peripheral terminals are associated with a first internal layer of the PCB. A difference between the first and second resistances is then calculated. Then, based on this difference, a determination is made of a distance of misregistration of the first internal layer, if any, along a first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Stephanie Moran, Michael C. Freda, Karl Sauter
  • Publication number: 20170059647
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining misregistration of internal layers of a PCB using resistance measurements is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a first resistance between a first center terminal and a first peripheral terminal of a first registration coupon on a printed circuit board (PCB) panel including at least one PCB. The method further includes measuring a second resistance between the first center terminal and a second peripheral terminal of the first registration coupon, wherein the first and second peripheral terminals are associated with a first internal layer of the PCB. A difference between the first and second resistances is then calculated. Then, based on this difference, a determination is made of a distance of misregistration of the first internal layer, if any, along a first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Stephanie Moran, Michael C. Freda, Karl Sauter
  • Publication number: 20160245857
    Abstract: A step drill test structure for a PCB and method for using the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a test structure includes a drill path and a connection via. The drill path may include sensing pads on selected ones of a plurality of layers of the PCB (e.g., the non-surface layers). The sensing pads of a given drill path may be electrically conductive, while the remaining portion of the drill path is non-conductive. The sensing pads of each drill path may be electrically coupled to the connection via. The depth of a given layer at a particular drill path may be determined by drilling, using an electrically conductive drill bit, into the drill path and determining when an electrical connection is made between the drill bit and the connection via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Stephanie Moran, Michael C. Freda, Karl Sauter
  • Patent number: 9354270
    Abstract: A step drill test structure for a PCB and method for using the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a test structure includes a drill path and a connection via. The drill path may include sensing pads on selected ones of a plurality of layers of the PCB (e.g., the non-surface layers). The sensing pads of a given drill path may be electrically conductive, while the remaining portion of the drill path is non-conductive. The sensing pads of each drill path may be electrically coupled to the connection via. The depth of a given layer at a particular drill path may be determined by drilling, using an electrically conductive drill bit, into the drill path and determining when an electrical connection is made between the drill bit and the connection via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Stephanie Moran, Michael C Freda, Karl Sauter
  • Publication number: 20150362547
    Abstract: A step drill test structure for a PCB and method for using the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a test structure includes a drill path and a connection via. The drill path may include sensing pads on selected ones of a plurality of layers of the PCB (e.g., the non-surface layers). The sensing pads of a given drill path may be electrically conductive, while the remaining portion of the drill path is non-conductive. The sensing pads of each drill path may be electrically coupled to the connection via. The depth of a given layer at a particular drill path may be determined by drilling, using an electrically conductive drill bit, into the drill path and determining when an electrical connection is made between the drill bit and the connection via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Stephanie Moran, Michael C. Freda, Karl Sauter
  • Patent number: 8685934
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating a patient having type 2 diabetes who has failed on previous regimens of one or more oral and/or injectable anti-diabetic agents, which include the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of an SGLT2 inhibitor alone or in combination with another anti-diabetic agent and/or other therapeutic agent to such patient. A pharmaceutical composition containing dapagliflozin or dapagliflozin-S-propylene glycol solvate and one or more diabetic agents and/or other therapeutic agents for use in the methods of the invention is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Paul Strumph, Stephanie Moran, James List
  • Publication number: 20120071403
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating a patient having type 2 diabetes who has failed on previous regimens of one or more oral and/or injectable anti-diabetic agents, which include the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of an SGLT2 inhibitor alone or in combination with another anti-diabetic agent and/or other therapeutic agent to such patient. A pharmaceutical composition containing dapagliflozin or dapagliflozin-S-propylene glycol solvate and one or more diabetic agents and/or other therapeutic agents for use in the methods of the invention is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicants: ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul Strumph, Stephanie Moran, James List