Patents by Inventor Steven Ethridge

Steven Ethridge 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAXIMIZING SIGNAL INTEGRITY ON CIRCUIT BOARDS
    Publication number: 20220394850
    Abstract: A circuit board may include a plurality of electrically-conductive layers separated and supported by layers of insulating material laminated together and a via electrically coupled to a first layer of the circuit board and coupled to a second layer of the circuit board, the via comprising a first via portion comprising electrically-conductive material and having a first diameter and a first depth from a surface of the circuit board and a second via portion comprising electrically-conductive material and having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter and a second depth from the first depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Sandor FARKAS, Bhyrav MUTNURY, Steven ETHRIDGE
  • Systems and methods for maximizing signal integrity on circuit boards
    Patent number: 11510317
    Abstract: A circuit board may include a plurality of electrically-conductive layers separated and supported by layers of insulating material laminated together and a via electrically coupled to a first layer of the circuit board and coupled to a second layer of the circuit board, the via comprising a first via portion comprising electrically-conductive material and having a first diameter and a first depth from a surface of the circuit board and a second via portion comprising electrically-conductive material and having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter and a second depth from the first depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Sandor Farkas, Bhyrav Mutnury, Steven Ethridge