Patents by Inventor Steven S. Kear

Steven S. Kear 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).

  • Ceramic filter with beveled surface
    Patent number: 5889447
    Abstract: A ceramic block filter (100), having a substantially rectangular block of ceramic material having a top (102), bottom (104), and four side surfaces (106, 108, 110 and 112), and having through-holes (114) running from the top (102) to the bottom surfaces (104); a metallization layer coating on substantially an entire exterior portion of the block and the through-holes (114), with the exception of a part of the top surface (102) of the block being unmetallized; the top surface (102) being beveled at an acute angle with respect to one of the side surfaces of the ceramic block; and coupling input-outputs for providing an input and output for filtering signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Newell, Steven S. Kear