Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Linnell

Thomas D. Linnell 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).

  • Planar filter connector having thick film capacitors
    Patent number: 4791391
    Abstract: A filter connector for attentuating electromagnetic interference up to 1000 MHz having a housing, a filter element enclosed within the housing and electrically conductive pins mounted within the filter element. The filter element contains an alumina substrate with thick film layers of a metallization forming pin and ground electrodes, and a dielectric layer separating the electrodes screen printed over the substrate and a glass encapsulant. The ground electrode extends to the periphery of the substrate and is continuous except for clearance holes at the locations of pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Thomas D. Linnell, Arthur T. Murphy, Frederick J. Young