Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Batt

Jeffrey T. Batt 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).

  • Attachable protective screen for image display device and installation method therefor
    Patent number: 6469752
    Abstract: An image display device incorporating a screen protection arrangement and method of installing a protector screen on an image display device includes a device housing, a display screen installed in a wall portion of the device housing, a screen frame attached to the device housing so as to overlap peripheral edges of the display screen to define a frame opening bordering the display screen, top and bottom bracket portions provided on top and bottom edges of the screen frame and a protector screen which is attached to the image display device by mating its top and bottom edges with the top and bottom bracket portions. The arrangement results in a gap of less than 3.5 mm between the screen and the screen frame and allows installation of a protector screen to any generic screen frame of an image display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayasu Ishikawa, Takashi Kawabe, James R. White, Marla G. Tanimoto, Jeffrey T. Batt