Patents by Inventor Douglas C. Burstedt

Douglas C. Burstedt 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).

  • Patent number: 7148852
    Abstract: An antenna with a loop portion that arches away from the body of the mobile wireless communication device. The loop portion is connected to the mobile wireless communication device at one end and detachably connected or grounded to the mobile wireless communication device at the other end. An antenna that arches away from the body of a phone, but connects at both ends to the body of the phone has improved performance over an internal antenna, and yet retains the advantages of an internal antenna. Further, if the antenna is detachably connected to the phone at one end, then either better performance can be achieved if the antenna can be moved further away from the body of the phone, or the antenna can be used as a latch to attach the phone to slender objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corp.
    Inventors: Vaneet Pathak, Thomas Arnold, Gregory Poilasne, Douglas C. Burstedt
  • Patent number: 5801928
    Abstract: A circuit board guide and retaining apparatus to facilitate the alignment and installation of a circuit board within an electronic assembly chassis is disclosed. The circuit board guide and retaining apparatus includes a combination of alignment structures for aligning the circuit board in a prescribed orientation parallel to the base of the electronic assembly chassis and retention structures for preventing the circuit board from substantial displacement in lateral and/or vertical directions during and after the installation of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Hughes Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas C. Burstedt, Aaron J. Palumbo, Robert S. Haider, Tony A. Reyes
  • Patent number: D362249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Douglas C. Burstedt, David J. Plant, Neil Wilson, Pradeep Kaul, Chelakara P. Shankar, Paul E. Bradley, Mark A. Biasotti, James F. Gandolfi