Patents by Inventor Glenn R. Beckett

Glenn R. Beckett 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).

  • Apparatus for discharging an electrostatic discharge via a spark gap coupled in series with a high impedance network
    Patent number: 5995353
    Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage prevention device is comprised of a spark gap coupled in series with a high-impedance network, with a first node of the series combination of the spark gap and high-impedance network coupled to a conductive location that may be subject to an electrostatic discharge and the second node coupled to a conductor capable of conducting away charge delivered by an ESD event. The spark gap defines the level of electrical isolation and the high-impedance network controls dissipation of charge delivered by an ESD event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Randy M. Cunningham, Glenn R. Beckett, David Pommerenke, Kristie Amanna