Patents by Inventor Steve M. Smalley

Steve M. Smalley 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).

  • Method of forming one or more base structures on an LTCC cofired module
    Patent number: 7127809
    Abstract: An LTCC module includes a base on one or more surfaces for receiving one or more external components to be attached to the module. A base is formed of a plurality of layers of metallization in a predetermined pattern. The layers include an adhesion layer on the LTCC module surface, with one or more intermediate layers, followed by a top layer. The module is fired with each application of the layers at a reduced temperature lower than the normal cofiring temperature of the LTCC module, but of sufficient value to partially sinter the layers. After the last applied top layer, the module is fired once at an elevated temperature to fully sinter the layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Cynthia W. Berry, Alex E. Bailey, Robert Fisher, Tapan K. Gupta, Daniel Brosey, Steve M. Smalley, William A. Thomas