Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Combs

Jeffrey S. Combs 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: 8205996
    Abstract: A light switch cover having a light switch identifier to identify light coupled to a particular light switch. To this end, the light switch identifier may be positioned adjacent the light switch and/or a designation (number, letter or both) may be established for the light switch identifier and the light switch. The light switch cover may include a small clear cover behind which a label is positioned which identifies the particular light (or other device) that the corresponding light switch is operable to control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Combs
  • Publication number: 20110299168
    Abstract: Described are methods and systems for forming personalized display screen covers and the resulting covers produced therefrom. The display screen covers include personalized refractive power capabilities corresponding to users' refractive error prescriptions. The display screen covers may be configured to releasably adhere to display screens of electronic devices, such as clinging to screens owing to static electricity. The display screen covers may be formed from substantially thin, flexible and transparent material pieces. Additionally, the display screen covers may optionally be coated with mediums for reducing glare and/or filtering radiation. Further, the display screen covers may be provided in personalized sets having a plurality of covers in various sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Combs
  • Publication number: 20110298295
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the transmission, receipt and/or utilization of transmitted energy. Through the incorporation of various mechanisms, the disclosed system and method ensures that a particular power supply will provide energy to an appropriate electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Combs
  • Publication number: 20100097781
    Abstract: A light switch cover having a light switch identifier to identify light coupled to a particular light switch. To this end, the light switch identifier may be positioned adjacent the light switch and/or a designation (number, letter or both) may be established for the light switch identifier and the light switch. The light switch cover may include a small clear cover behind which a label is positioned which identifies the particular light (or other device) that the corresponding light switch is operable to control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Combs
  • Publication number: 20100095555
    Abstract: Footwear having an integral compartment in the sole for carrying items, such as, for example, keys, money, identification cards, credit or debit cards, medication, gum and lip balm. The integral compartment may be positioned at numerous different places along the sole of the footwear and may have one or more access points. Additionally, the integral compartment may include one of many different possible access mechanisms and may optionally include a latching mechanism and/or a locking mechanism. The compartment may also be fully removable from the footwear to be carried separately. Furthermore, the compartment may be waterproof and/or provide a watertight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Jeffrey S. Combs
  • Publication number: 20090308522
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system comprises at least two material pieces, at least one being a sheet of paper having a coating thereon, and an object such as a disc positioned between the material pieces. The coating includes at least one polymer capable of being heated to its softening point using radio frequency energy. Additionally, the system includes a die press to create a heat-seal fusing the material pieces, forming a pocket therebetween containing the disc. The die press may be heated, thereby causing the coating to melt and create a seal between the material pieces. The disc is substantially surrounded by the heat-seal. Further, the system may include access means formed in at least one of the material pieces to allow for access to and retrieval of the disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Combs, Thomas N. Lawrence