Patents
US 9546763 B2: Flexible circuit board with graphite substrate and circuit arrangements using same
- Granted
- 2017-01-17
- Filed
- 2015-07-25 application 14809193
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A flexible circuit board having a flexible graphite substrate is provided. The flexible circuit board includes a dielectric layer formed on the surface of the flexible graphite substrate and an electrically conductive layer formed on the surface of the dielectric. Electronic components are mounted to the flexible circuit board to form a circuit arrangement. A thermally conductive conduit can be disposed in thermal and physical contact with a surface of the electronic component and the surface of the flexible graphite substrate to. The high in-plane thermal conductivity graphite substrate provides enhanced heat transfer capability to effectively move of heat away from the electronic components for improved cooling of the heat generating electronic component and surrounding devices.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170117.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrafTech International Holdings Inc. 65 patents | US company or organization | Seven Hills, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander J. Augoustidis | Avon Lake, OH | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory P. Kramer | Lyndhurst, OH | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Anderson Reynolds, III | Bay Village, OH | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F21K | Non-electric light sources using luminescence; light sources using electrochemiluminescence; light sources using charges of combustible material; light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements; light sources not otherwise provided for | F21K9/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21V | Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for | F21V29/70 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B33/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05K | Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components | H05K1/0203 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2023-01-31 | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC LAKEWOOD, OH | 62972/634 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-01-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2023-01-31 | GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION MCLEAN, VA | 62571/858 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-01-31 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2023-01-31 | GCG INVESTORS V, L.P., AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 62568/36 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-09-13 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2017-09-12 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 43843/582 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-07-26 | Name change Change of name | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2017-07-18 | NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC NEW YORK, NY | 43336/472 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-07-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interests recorded at reel/frames 013463/0360, 024678/0830, 014357/0075, and 035839/0754 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT FKA MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK signed 2017-07-03 | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. FKA ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC. FKA GRAFTECH INC. INDEPENDENCE, OH | 43099/502 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-06-21 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the incorrect appl. no. 14/771,229 previously recorded at reel: 040647 frame: 0534. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. signed 2016-09-30 | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC INDEPENDENCE, OH | 42938/856 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-12-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | AUGOUSTIDIS, ALEXANDER J. signed 2016-11-01 KRAMER, GREGORY signed 2016-11-01 REYNOLDS, ROBERT A. signed 2016-11-04 | GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OH | 40699/211 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-11-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC. signed 2016-09-30 | ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LLC INDEPENDENCE, OH | 40647/534 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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