Patents by Inventor Steven R. Crose

Steven R. Crose 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).

  • Vibration sensitive isolation for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 6233816
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes vibration areas where vibration sensitive components of an electrical circuit design fabricated on the printed circuit board are mechanically isolated from supporting circuitry. The present invention provides a printed circuit board with areas having an increased natural resonant frequency of vibration for the circuit board area where the vibration sensitive circuit is located. The printed circuit board comprises a number of slots, holes or other openings around the vibration sensitive circuitry. In addition, one or more circuit board conductive paths are provided for maintaining electrical conductivity between the isolated circuit and the supporting circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Earnest A. Franke, Judd O. Sheets, Steven R. Crose
  • Vibration sensitive isolation for printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 5453580
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes vibration areas where vibration sensitive components of an electrical circuit design fabricated on the printed circuit board are mechanically isolated from supporting circuitry. The present invention provides a printed circuit board with areas having an increased natural resonant frequency of vibration for the circuit board area where the vibration sensitive circuit is located. The printed circuit board comprises a number of slots, holes or other openings around the vibration sensitive circuitry. In addition, one or more circuit board conductive paths are provided for maintaining electrical conductivity between the isolated circuit and the supporting circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: E-Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Earnest A. Franke, Judd O. Sheets, Steven R. Crose