Patents by Inventor Don I. Jacob

Don I. Jacob 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 and apparatus of disabling the pull-up on a USB type of data line
    Publication number: 20030158990
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enabling and disabling a pull-up resistor connected to a data line of a universal serial bus is provided for universal serial bus devices that are provided with an external power source. A transistor is interconnected between VBUS of the universal serial bus connection and the input of an integrated circuit such that the voltage on the input of the integrated circuit is proportional to the voltage on VBUS. Thus, when VBUS is not present the pull-up resistor on the data line is disabled and subsequently enabled when VBUS exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory M. Allen, Don I. Jacob, Michael C. Burnside
  • Storage device enclosure
    Patent number: D448025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Marty L. Stout, Brett K. Webb, Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Ludwin M. Mora, Don I. Jacob