Patents by Inventor J. Chris Defant

J. Chris Defant 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).

  • System, method and apparatus for charging a worn device
    Patent number: 7701171
    Abstract: A wearable device has an internal rechargeable power source for supplying power to internal circuitry of the device. An external rechargeable battery pack is physically and electrically interfaced to the wearable device and provides power to recharge the internal rechargeable power source while the device is being worn, thereby eliminating the need to connect the wearable device directly to a source of electricity using wires. The rechargeable battery pack is recharged in a charging station connected to a source of electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Pro Tech Monitoring, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Chris Defant, David Segal, Steve Chapin