Pathway arrangement

• US 7,106,570 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2002
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Original Assignee: X2Y Attenuators, LLC
• Inventors: Anthony, William M., Anthony, Anthony A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Stephen W.
• Application Number:
  US10/189,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20030029635A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,533 Days
• Field of Search: 361/96, 361/98, 361/111, 361/113, 361/119, 361/118
• US Class Current: 361/111
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0052 Shielding other than Faraday cages

Abstract

Components embodiments that can sustain and condition complementary energy propagations and confluences of multiple circuitry. 0

Claims

1. A component comprising:

a plurality of energy pathways comprising a first energy pathway and a second energy pathway;

a plurality of shielding energy pathways comprising a first shielding energy pathway and a second shielding energy pathway;

wherein said first energy pathway is conductively isolated from said second energy pathway;

wherein said first shielding energy pathway and said second shielding energy pathway are substantially conductively isolated from said first energy pathway; and

wherein said first shielding energy pathway is substantially conductively isolated from said second shielding energy pathway; and

wherein said first shielding energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

2. The component of claim 1, further comprising:

a third shielding energy pathway;

a fourth shielding energy pathway;

wherein said third shielding energy pathway is conductively coupled to said first shielding energy pathway; and

wherein said fourth shielding energy pathway is conductively coupled to said second shielding energy pathway of said second plurality.

3. The component of claim 1, further comprising a spacer for spacing apart at least one energy pathway of said plurality of energy pathways from at least one shielding energy pathway of said plurality of shielding energy pathways.

4. The component of claim 3, wherein said spacer substantially comprises a dielectric.

5. The component of claim 4, wherein said dielectric comprises air.

6. The component of claim 3, wherein said first shielding energy pathway is superposed with said third shielding energy pathway;

and

wherein said second shielding energy pathway is superposed with said fourth shielding energy pathway.

7. The component of claim 6, wherein said first shielding energy pathway is at least partially superposed with said second shielding energy pathway.

8. The component of claim 1, wherein at least four different pathways selected from said plurality of energy pathways and said plurality of shielding energy pathways are substantially electrically isolated from each other.

20. The component of claim 1, wherein said first energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

9. An electronic component comprising:

a plurality of energy pathways comprising a first energy pathway and a second energy pathway; and

,

a plurality of shielding pathways comprising a first group of shielding pathways and a second group of shielding pathways;

wherein said first energy pathway is electrically isolated from said second energy pathway;

wherein at least two of said plurality of shielding pathways are electrically isolated from said plurality of energy pathways;

wherein said first group of shielding pathways are substantially conductively isolated from said second group of shielding pathways;

wherein said first group of shielding pathways are conductively coupled to one another; and

wherein said second group of shielding pathways are conductively coupled to one another; and

wherein said first group of shielding pathways includes a first shielding energy pathway, and said first shielding energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

10. The component of claim 9, further comprising a spacer for spacing apart at least two pathways.

11. The component of claim 10, wherein said spacer comprises a dielectric.

12. The component of claim 9, wherein at least four different pathways selected from said plurality of energy pathways and said plurality of shielding pathways are substantially electrically isolated from each other.

13. The component of claim 9, wherein at least six different pathways selected from said plurality of energy pathways and said plurality of shielding pathways are substantially electrically isolated from each other.

14. The component of claim 9, wherein said plurality of shielding pathways comprise at least two substantially co-planar shielding pathways.

15. The component of claim 9, wherein none of said plurality of energy pathways is co-planar with any one of said plurality of shielding pathways.

21. The component of claim 9, wherein one of said plurality of energy pathways includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

16. A method of making a component comprising:

providing a plurality of energy pathways comprising a first energy pathway and a second energy pathway;

providing a plurality of shielding energy pathways, comprising a first shielding energy pathway and a second shielding energy pathway;

wherein said first energy pathway is electrically isolated from said second energy pathway;

wherein said plurality of first shielding energy pathways and said plurality of second shielding energy pathways are substantially conductively isolated from said first energy pathway; and

wherein said first shielding energy pathway is substantially electrically isolated from said second shielding energy pathway; and

wherein said first shielding energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein said first energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

17. A method of using a component, said component comprising:

a plurality of energy pathways comprising a first energy pathway and a second energy pathway;

a plurality of shielding energy pathways comprising a first shielding energy pathway and a second shielding energy pathway;

wherein said first energy pathway is electrically isolated from said second energy pathway;

wherein said first shielding energy pathway and said second shielding energy pathway are substantially conductively isolated from said first energy pathway; and

wherein said first shielding energy pathway is substantially conductively isolated from said second shielding energy pathway; and

wherein said first shielding energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat;

said method comprising;

connecting said component into a circuit.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein said first energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

18. A method of making an electronic component comprising:

providing a plurality of energy pathways comprising a first energy pathway and a second energy pathway;

providing a plurality of shielding pathways comprising a first group of shielding pathways and a second group of shielding pathways;

wherein said first energy pathway is conductively isolated from said second energy pathway;

wherein at least two of said plurality of shielding pathways are conductively isolated from said plurality of energy pathways;

wherein said first group of shielding pathways are substantially conductively isolated from said second group of shielding pathways;

wherein said first group of shielding pathways are conductively coupled to one another; and

wherein said second group of shielding pathways are conductively coupled to one another; and

wherein said first group of shielding energy pathway comprising a first shielding energy pathway, and said first shielding energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein said first energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.

19. A method of using an electronic component, said electronic component comprising:

a plurality of energy pathways comprising a first energy pathway and a second energy pathway;

a plurality of shielding pathways comprising a first group of shielding pathways and a second group of shielding pathways;

wherein said first energy pathway is conductively isolated from said second energy pathway;

wherein at least two of said plurality of shielding pathways are conductively isolated from said plurality of energy pathways;

wherein said first group of shielding pathways are substantially conductively isolated from said second group of shielding pathways;

wherein said first group of shielding pathways are conductively coupled to one another;

wherein said second group of shielding pathways are conductively coupled to one another; and

wherein said first group of shielding energy pathway comprises a first shielding energy pathway, and said first shielding energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat;

said method comprising;

connecting said electronic component into a circuit.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein said first energy pathway includes a region that is relatively wide and substantially flat.