Patents by Inventor Tim Henson

Tim Henson 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).

  • Publication number: 20220109068
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a trench formed in a surface of a semiconductor substrate and extending lengthwise in a direction parallel to the surface; a body region adjoining the trench; a source region adjoining the trench above the body region; a drift region adjoining the trench below the body region; a field electrode in a lower part of the trench and separated from the substrate; and a gate electrode in an upper part of the trench and separated from the substrate and the field electrode. A first section of the field electrode is buried below the gate electrode in the trench. A second section of the field electrode transitions upward from the first section in a direction toward the surface. The separation between the second section and the gate electrode is greater than or equal to the separation between the first section and the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ashita Mirchandani, Robert Haase, Tim Henson, Ling Ma, Niraj Ranjan
  • Patent number: 11217690
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a trench formed in a surface of a semiconductor substrate and extending lengthwise in a direction parallel to the surface; a body region adjoining the trench; a source region adjoining the trench above the body region; a drift region adjoining the trench below the body region; a field electrode in a lower part of the trench and separated from the substrate; and a gate electrode in an upper part of the trench and separated from the substrate and the field electrode. A first section of the field electrode is buried below the gate electrode in the trench. A second section of the field electrode transitions upward from the first section in a direction toward the surface. The separation between the second section and the gate electrode is greater than or equal to the separation between the first section and the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Ashita Mirchandani, Robert Haase, Tim Henson, Ling Ma, Niraj Ranjan
  • Publication number: 20210083096
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a trench formed in a surface of a semiconductor substrate and extending lengthwise in a direction parallel to the surface; a body region adjoining the trench; a source region adjoining the trench above the body region; a drift region adjoining the trench below the body region; a field electrode in a lower part of the trench and separated from the substrate; and a gate electrode in an upper part of the trench and separated from the substrate and the field electrode. A first section of the field electrode is buried below the gate electrode in the trench. A second section of the field electrode transitions upward from the first section in a direction toward the surface. The separation between the second section and the gate electrode is greater than or equal to the separation between the first section and the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ashita Mirchandani, Robert Haase, Tim Henson, Ling Ma, Niraj Ranjan
  • Patent number: 9593867
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting photovoltaic panels, which provides for a quick and easy assembly. The ground mount system for photovoltaic panels includes at least two vertical supports, wherein attached to each vertical support are a T plate connected to a vertical support, a post frame connected to the T plate, and a kicker brace connected between the vertical support and the post frame. The ground mount system may further include a first C-Purlin connected to a first end of the post frame, to a second C-Purlin connected to a second end of the post frame, a purlin tie connected between the first C-Purlin and the second C-Purlin. Panel clamps secure a photovoltaic panel assembly to the mounting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SunLink Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Seery, Isaac Childress, Tim Henson, Kate Miller, Clara Nagy
  • Patent number: 9557632
    Abstract: A roller projection screen, including a projection screen material having a reflective front surface, onto which an image may be projected, and a back surface. The projection screen material is secured to a roller at an upper edge of the material and the projection screen material can be rolled in a spiral fashion in multiple layers around the roller. A buffer material is secured to the roller or to the back surface of the projection screen material so as to be adjacent the back surface and so as the be interposed between at least some of the multiple layers of the projection screen material when the projection screen material is rolled about the roller so as to inhibit ladder marks in the projection screen material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Milestone AV Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Tim Henson, Jim Fisher
  • Publication number: 20150338730
    Abstract: A roller projection screen, including a projection screen material having a reflective front surface, onto which an image may be projected, and a back surface. The projection screen material is secured to a roller at an upper edge of the material and the projection screen material can be rolled in a spiral fashion in multiple layers around the roller. A buffer material is secured to the roller or to the back surface of the projection screen material so as to be adjacent the back surface and so as the be interposed between at least some of the multiple layers of the projection screen material when the projection screen material is rolled about the roller so as to inhibit ladder marks in the projection screen material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tim Henson, Jim Fisher
  • Publication number: 20140014155
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting photovoltaic panels, which provides for a quick and easy assembly. The ground mount system for photovoltaic panels includes at least two vertical supports, wherein attached to each vertical support are a T plate connected to a vertical support, a post frame connected to the T plate, and a kicker brace connected between the vertical support and the post frame. The ground mount system may further include a first C-Purlin connected to a first end of the post frame, to a second C-Purlin connected to a second end of the post frame, a purlin tie connected between the first C-Purlin and the second C-Purlin. Panel clamps secure a photovoltaic panel assembly to the mounting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: MARTIN SEERY, Isaac Childress, Tim Henson, Kate Miller, Clara Nagy