Patents by Inventor Chris Penwell

Chris Penwell 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).

  • SURGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR PASSING DC AND RF SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20090109584
    Abstract: A surge protection circuit may include a tuned circuit board with traces designed to provide a surge protected and RF isolated DC path while propagating RF signals through the PCB dielectric with microstrip lines. The surge protection circuit utilizes high impedance RF decoupling devices such as quarterwave traces or inductors which isolate the multistage DC protection scheme which may include a gas discharge tube, serial surge impeding devices such as inductors and/or resistors, a decoupled air/spark gap device and a Zener diode junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: POLYPHASER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Jones, Chris Penwell
  • SURGE SUPPRESSION DEVICE HAVING ONE OR MORE RINGS
    Publication number: 20090103226
    Abstract: A surge suppression device may include a housing having a cavity, a center conductor positioned within the cavity, a spiral inductor having an inner curve coupled to the center conductor and an outer curve, a coil capture device connected to the outer curve of the spiral inductor, and a ring assembly having a first ring connected to the coil capture device, a second ring connected to the housing, and a voltage limiting device positioned between the first ring and the second ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: POLYPHASER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris Penwell, Jonathan L. Jones, Bogdan B. Klobassa