Patents by Inventor J. Scott Sylvester

J. Scott Sylvester 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).

  • Electrical jack
    Patent number: 8602801
    Abstract: An electrical jack is disclosed herein. An example of such an electrical jack includes an enclosure configured to define a space in which the electrical plug is inserted. This example also includes an electrostatic discharge assembly positioned in the enclosure and configured to complete a closed circuit with each of the contacts of the electrical plug during insertion within the space, thereby discharging electrostatic energy present on the contacts of the electrical plug. The electrical plug is further configured to present an open circuit to each of the contacts of the electrical plug upon insertion of the electrical plug within the space to a predetermined point. Additional features of this electrical jack are disclosed herein, as are other examples of electrical jacks. An example of an electrical circuit is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: J. Scott Sylvester, William C Hallowell, Ewoud Bonsen
  • ELETRICAL JACK
    Publication number: 20130225007
    Abstract: An electrical jack is disclosed herein. An example of such an electrical jack includes an enclosure configured to define a space in which the electrical plug is inserted. This example also includes an electrostatic discharge assembly positioned in the enclosure and configured to complete a closed circuit with each of the contacts of the electrical plug during insertion within the space, thereby discharging electrostatic energy present on the contacts of the electrical plug. The electrical plug is further configured to present an open circuit to each of the contacts of the electrical plug upon insertion of the electrical plug within the space to a predetermined point. Additional features of this electrical jack are disclosed herein, as are other examples of electrical jacks. An example of an electrical circuit is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: J. Scott Sylvester, William C. Hallowell, Ewoud Bonsen