Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Hood

Timothy J. Hood 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).

  • Method for temporarily inactivating a wireless communication device
    Patent number: 7596850
    Abstract: A wireless communication device such as a cell phone is rendered temporarily inoperable by enclosing the device in a container such as a heat sealable bag (1) which has been metallized so that when the device (2) is sealed in the container (1) it is surrounded by a metal layer (9) which blocks signals to and from the device (3) to thereby render it inoperable. The device is sealed within the container (1) by a seal such as a heat seal which will reveal any attempt to remove the device from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: CPFilms Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Barth, Lisa Y. Winckler, Timothy J. Hood, Deron Simpson