Patents by Inventor Stephen Jerry Chaikin

Stephen Jerry Chaikin 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).

  • Device, method, and system for detecting the presence of liquid in proximity to electronic components
    Patent number: 6787718
    Abstract: An elongated sensor is provided for detecting the presence of a liquid in an electronics system. The sensor includes an elongated sensor element having a pair of adjacent electrical conductors, and a liquid permeable material that when dry electrically insulates the conductors, and when wet with a liquid at any point along the length of the conductors allows electric coupling of the conductors. The sensor also includes a detector operable to detect the presence of the liquid by sensing the electrical coupling of the conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John William Andberg, Stephen Jerry Chaikin
  • Device, method, and system for detecting the presence of liquid in proximity to electronic components
    Publication number: 20030201158
    Abstract: An elongated sensor is provided for detecting the presence of a liquid in an electronics system. The sensor includes an elongated sensor element having a pair of adjacent electrical conductors, and a liquid permeable material that when dry electrically insulates the conductors, and when wet with a liquid at any point along the length of the conductors allows electric coupling of the conductors. The sensor also includes a detector operable to detect the presence of the liquid by sensing the electrical coupling of the conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: John William Andberg, Stephen Jerry Chaikin