Patents by Inventor Stephen O'Connor

Stephen O'Connor 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: 12206174
    Abstract: A connected-DRA array including: a plurality of DRAs each having at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material; each of the plurality of DRAs having a proximal end and a distal end, and an overall height, H, from the proximal end to the distal end; wherein each of the plurality of DRAs is physically connected to at least one other of the plurality of DRAs via a relatively thin connecting structure being relatively thin as compared to an overall outside dimension of one of the plurality of DRAs, each connecting structure having a cross sectional overall height, h, as observed in the elevation view of the connected-DRA array, that is less than the overall height, H, of a respective connected DRA and being formed of a thin sheet of the at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material; wherein the thin sheet extends over a substantial portion of the connected-DRA array as observed in a plan view of the connected-DRA array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Gianni Taraschi, Murali Sethumadhavan, Stephen O′Connor, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams
  • Publication number: 20240301174
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to self-extinguishing aliphatic polyketone compositions suitable for direct or indirect contact with food and method of preparing same. The compositions and methods demonstrate an inverse synergistic effect between the composition's melt viscosity and a minimum amount of magnesium hydroxide to provide the composition with a self-extinguishing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: PolySource LLC
    Inventors: Johnson C. Watkins, Jeremy Bland, Adam Bannerman, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 12077658
    Abstract: A cured, shaped dielectric component, including a crosslinked product of a composite comprising a thermoplastic polymer, an optional crosslinking co-agent, an optional cure initiator, an optional additive composition, and a ceramic filler composition; wherein the cured, shaped dielectric component has a permittivity of 1.1 to 20 at 10 GHz; and wherein the cured, shaped dielectric component has no melt flow index when tested at 190° C., 2.16 kg, in accordance with ASTM D1238-20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Blasius, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11998304
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ring-shaped wearable device for detecting biometrics with a light source and a photodetector directed towards a digit wearing the ring-shaped device. The ring can thus detect oxygen saturation of a wearer based on light transmitted through the wearer's finger. The ring can include power saving measures to extend the battery life. A motion sensor can help determine opportune moments for data collection such as when the wearer is still. The motion sensor can be used to remove noise from the data caused by motion. After data is collected or during data collection, the ring can wirelessly communicate the data to another portable electronic device such as a phone or watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Jaclyn Leverett Wasson, Peter W. Richards, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Corey Stephen O'Connor, Conor Joseph Heneghan, Xi Zhang, Hamed Vavadi, Chris Hanrahan Sarantos, Peter Colin Dess
  • Patent number: 11876295
    Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes: an electromagnetically reflective structure having an electrically conductive structure and a plurality of electrically conductive electromagnetic reflectors that are integrally formed with or are in electrical communication with the electrically conductive structure; wherein the plurality of reflectors are disposed relative to each other in an ordered arrangement; and, wherein each reflector of the plurality of reflectors forms a wall that defines and at least partially circumscribes a recess having an electrically conductive base that forms part of or is in electrical communication with the electrically conductive structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gianni Taraschi, Kristi Pance, Shawn P. Williams, Karl E. Sprentall, Stephen O′Connor, Murali Sethumadhavan, Michael S. White
  • Patent number: 11637377
    Abstract: A method of making a dielectric, Dk, electromagnetic, EM, structure, includes: providing a first mold portion comprising substantially identical ones of a first plurality of recesses arranged in an array; filling the first plurality of recesses with a curable first Dk composition having a first average dielectric constant greater than that of air after full cure; placing a substrate on top of and across multiple ones of the first plurality of recesses filled with the first Dk composition, and at least partially curing the curable first Dk composition; and, removing the substrate with the at least partially cured first Dk composition from the first mold portion, resulting in an assembly having the substrate and a plurality of Dk forms including the at least partially cured first Dk composition, each of the plurality of Dk forms having a three dimensional, 3D, shape defined by corresponding ones of the first plurality of recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gianni Taraschi, Kristi Pance, Stephen O'Connor, Christopher Brown, Trevor Polidore, Allen F. Horn, III, Dirk Baars, Roshin Rose George, Jared Duperre, Shailesh Pandey, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams, William Blasius
  • Patent number: 11545753
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, device, includes: a substrate having a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer at a first side of the substrate, the substrate having a via that extends at least partially through the substrate from the first side toward an opposing second side of the substrate; at least one dielectric structure having at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having a first average dielectric constant, the at least one dielectric structure further having a second dielectric portion that is contiguous with the first dielectric portion; wherein the second dielectric portion extends into the via of the substrate, the via having a mechanical interlock surface; and wherein the at least one dielectric structure includes a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the mechanical interlock surface of the via of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
  • Publication number: 20220271440
    Abstract: A connected-DRA array including: a plurality of DRAs each having at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material; each of the plurality of DRAs having a proximal end and a distal end, and an overall height, H, from the proximal end to the distal end; wherein each of the plurality of DRAs is physically connected to at least one other of the plurality of DRAs via a relatively thin connecting structure being relatively thin as compared to an overall outside dimension of one of the plurality of DRAs, each connecting structure having a cross sectional overall height, h, as observed in the elevation view of the connected-DRA array, that is less than the overall height, H, of a respective connected DRA and being formed of a thin sheet of the at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material; wherein the thin sheet extends over a substantial portion of the connected-DRA array as observed in a plan view of the connected-DRA array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Gianni Taraschi, Murali Sethumadhavan, Stephen O'Connor, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams
  • Patent number: 11367960
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) includes: a volume of a dielectric material configured to be responsive to a signal feed, the signal feed being productive of a main E-field component having a defined direction ? in the DRA; wherein the volume of a dielectric material includes a volume of non-gaseous dielectric material having an inner region having a dielectric medium having a first dielectric constant, the volume of non-gaseous dielectric material that is other than the inner region having a second dielectric constant, the first dielectric constant being less than the second dielectric constant; wherein the volume of non-gaseous dielectric material has a cross sectional overall height Hv as observed in an elevation view of the DRA, and a cross sectional overall width Wv in a direction parallel to the defined direction ? as observed in the plan view of the DRA; and wherein Hv is greater than Wv/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams, Robert C. Daigle, Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi
  • Publication number: 20220158351
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, device, includes: a substrate having a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer at a first side of the substrate, the substrate having a via that extends at least partially through the substrate from the first side toward an opposing second side of the substrate; at least one dielectric structure having at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having a first average dielectric constant, the at least one dielectric structure further having a second dielectric portion that is contiguous with the first dielectric portion; wherein the second dielectric portion extends into the via of the substrate, the via having a mechanical interlock surface; and wherein the at least one dielectric structure includes a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the mechanical interlock surface of the via of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
  • Patent number: 11283189
    Abstract: A connected dielectric resonator antenna array (connected-DRA array) operational at an operating frequency and associated wavelength, includes: a plurality of dielectric resonator antennas (DRAs), each of the plurality of DRAs having at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material; wherein each of the plurality of DRAs is physically connected to at least one other of the plurality of DRAs via a relatively thin connecting structure, each connecting structure being relatively thin as compared to an overall outside dimension of one of the plurality of DRAs, each connecting structure having a cross sectional overall height that is less than an overall height of a respective connected DRA and being formed from at least one of the at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material, each connecting structure and the associated volume of the at least one volume of non-gaseous dielectric material forming a single monolithic portion of the connected-DRA array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Gianni Taraschi, Murali Sethumadhavan, Stephen O'Connor, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams
  • Patent number: 11239563
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electromagnetic device, comprises a substrate a substrate comprising a dielectric layer and a first conductive layer; at least one dielectric structure comprising at least one non-gaseous dielectric material that forms a first dielectric portion that extends outward from the first side of the substrate, the first dielectric portion having an average dielectric constant and an optional second dielectric portion that extends into an optional via. The at least one dielectric structure is bonded to the substrate by at least one of: a mechanical interlock between the second dielectric portion and the substrate due to the at least one interlocking slot comprising a retrograde surface; an intermediate layer located in between the dielectric structure and the substrate having a roughened surface; or an adhesive material located in between the dielectric structure and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi, Christopher Brown, Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Bruce Fitts, Dirk Baars, William Blasius, Murali Sethumadhavan, Roshin Rose George, Michael S. White, Michael Lunt, Sam Henson, John Dobrick
  • Publication number: 20220029297
    Abstract: A method of making a dielectric, Dk, electromagnetic, EM, structure, includes: providing a first mold portion comprising substantially identical ones of a first plurality of recesses arranged in an array; filling the first plurality of recesses with a curable first Dk composition having a first average dielectric constant greater than that of air after full cure; placing a substrate on top of and across multiple ones of the first plurality of recesses filled with the first Dk composition, and at least partially curing the curable first Dk composition; and, removing the substrate with the at least partially cured first Dk composition from the first mold portion, resulting in an assembly having the substrate and a plurality of Dk forms including the at least partially cured first Dk composition, each of the plurality of Dk forms having a three dimensional, 3D, shape defined by corresponding ones of the first plurality of recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gianni Taraschi, Kristi Pance, Stephen O'Connor, Christopher Brown, Trevor Polidore, Allen F. Horn, III, Dirk Baars, Roshin Rose George, Jared Duperre, Shailesh Pandey, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams, William Blasius
  • Patent number: 11198263
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a thermoplastic composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and a dielectric filler having a multimodal particle size distribution; wherein a peak of a first mode of the multimodal particle size distribution is at least seven times that of a peak of a second mode of the multimodal particle size distribution; and a flow modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen O'Connor, Murali Sethumadhavan
  • Publication number: 20210169345
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ring-shaped wearable device for detecting biometrics with a light source and a photodetector directed towards a digit wearing the ring-shaped device. The ring can thus detect oxygen saturation of a wearer based on light transmitted through the wearer's finger. The ring can include power saving measures to extend the battery life. A motion sensor can help determine opportune moments for data collection such as when the wearer is still. The motion sensor can be used to remove noise from the data caused by motion. After data is collected or during data collection, the ring can wirelessly communicate the data to another portable electronic device such as a phone or watch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jaclyn Leverett Wasson, Peter W. Richards, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Corey Stephen O'Connor, Conor Joseph Heneghan, Xi Zhang, Hamed Vavadi, Chris Hanrahan Sarantos, Peter Colin Dess
  • Patent number: 11031697
    Abstract: An electromagnetic, EM, device includes: a 3D body made from a dielectric material having a proximal end and a distal end; the 3D body having a first region toward the center of the 3D body made from a dielectric material having a first average dielectric constant, the first region extending at least partially to the distal end of the 3D body; and the 3D body having a second region outboard of the first region made from a dielectric material other than air having a second average dielectric constant that is greater than the first average dielectric constant, the second region extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the 3D body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Gianni Taraschi, Roshin Rose George, Sergio Clavijo, Shailesh Pandey, Karl E. Sprentall, Trevor Polidore, Stephen O'Connor, Jared DuPerre
  • Publication number: 20210155782
    Abstract: A cured, shaped dielectric component, including a crosslinked product of a composite comprising a thermoplastic polymer, an optional crosslinking co-agent, an optional cure initiator, an optional additive composition, and a ceramic filler composition; wherein the cured, shaped dielectric component has a permittivity of 1.1 to 20 at 10 GHz; and wherein the cured, shaped dielectric component has no melt flow index when tested at 190° C., 2.16 kg, in accordance with ASTM D1238-20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: William Blasius, Stephen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 10918289
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a ring-shaped wearable device for detecting biometrics with a light source and a photodetector directed towards a digit wearing the ring-shaped device. The ring can thus detect oxygen saturation of a wearer based on light transmitted through the wearer's finger. The ring can include power saving measures to extend the battery life. A motion sensor can help determine opportune moments for data collection such as when the wearer is still. The motion sensor can be used to remove noise from the data caused by motion. After data is collected or during data collection, the ring can wirelessly communicate the data to another portable electronic device such as a phone or watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Jaclyn Leverett Wasson, Peter W. Richards, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Corey Stephen O'Connor, Conor Joseph Heneghan, Xi Zhang, Hamed Vavadi, Chris Hanrahan Sarantos, Peter Colin Dess
  • Publication number: 20210013613
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) includes: a volume of a dielectric material configured to be responsive to a signal feed, the signal feed being productive of a main E-field component having a defined direction ? in the DRA; wherein the volume of a dielectric material includes a volume of non-gaseous dielectric material having an inner region having a dielectric medium having a first dielectric constant, the volume of non-gaseous dielectric material that is other than the inner region having a second dielectric constant, the first dielectric constant being less than the second dielectric constant; wherein the volume of non-gaseous dielectric material has a cross sectional overall height Hv as observed in an elevation view of the DRA, and a cross sectional overall width Wv in a direction parallel to the defined direction ? as observed in the plan view of the DRA; and wherein Hv is greater than Wv/2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams, Robert C. Daigle, Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi
  • Patent number: 10804611
    Abstract: A dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) operable at a defined frequency includes: at least one volume of a dielectric material configured and structured to be responsive to a signal feed when electromagnetically coupled to the at least one volume of a dielectric material, the signal feed when present and electrically excited being productive of a main E-field component having a defined direction, ?, in the DRA as observed in a plan view of the DRA; wherein the at least one volume of a dielectric material includes a non-gaseous dielectric material having a defined dielectric constant, the non-gaseous dielectric material having an inner region having a dielectric medium having a dielectric constant that is less than the dielectric constant of the non-gaseous dielectric material, at the defined frequency; wherein the inner region has a cross sectional overall height Hr as observed in an elevation view of the DRA, and a cross sectional overall width Wr in a direction parallel to the direction ? as observed in the pl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: ROGERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Karl E. Sprentall, Shawn P. Williams, Robert C. Daigle, Stephen O'Connor, Gianni Taraschi