Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott Bakkom

Jeffrey Scott Bakkom 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).

  • Object stand
    Patent number: 7490807
    Abstract: A embodiment of a stand includes a base, a support, and a biasing member. The biasing member provides a biasing force to urge the support to a first position relative to the base from a second position relative to the base. When in the second position the support is allowed to rotate on a pivot, and when in the first position the support is prevented from rotating on the pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Souza, Dennis R. Esterberg, David L. Smith, Jeffrey Scott Bakkom
  • Adjustable support for multimedia display device
    Patent number: 7118081
    Abstract: An adjustable support for a multimedia display device includes a base, a ring rotatably coupled with the base, and a foot mated with the ring and coupled with the base. The ring includes a plurality of ramp surfaces, and the foot includes a plurality of engaging surfaces. The plurality of ramp surfaces are separate from each other and distributed at substantially equal intervals along a common circumference, and each of the engaging surfaces interacts with a respective one of the ramp surfaces, wherein rotation of the ring relative to the base causes each of the engaging surfaces to slide along the respective one of the ramp surfaces to vary a distance the foot extends from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David L. Smith, Dennis R. Esterberg, Timothy M. Souza, Jeffrey Scott Bakkom, Dennis Prows, Steven Douglas MacFarlane
  • Multimedia display device
    Patent number: 7114810
    Abstract: A multimedia display device includes a housing, an image projector supported within the housing, a media player supported within the housing, a speaker supported within the housing, and a vibration isolation assembly provided between the speaker and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Bakkom, Dennis R. Esterberg
  • Adjustable support for multimedia display device
    Patent number: 7104511
    Abstract: An adjustable support for a multimedia display device includes a base and a foot rotatably coupled with the base. The base includes a plurality of ramp surfaces, and the foot includes a plurality of engaging surfaces. The plurality of ramp surfaces are separate from each other and distributed at substantially equal intervals along a common circumference, and each of the engaging surfaces interacts with a respective one of the ramp surfaces, wherein rotation of the foot relative to the base causes each of the engaging surfaces to slide along the respective one of the ramp surfaces to vary a distance the foot extends from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David L Smith, Dennis R. Esterberg, Jeffrey Scott Bakkom, Timothy M. Souza, Ralph W. Kinser
  • Projection screen assembly
    Patent number: 6873458
    Abstract: A projection screen includes a member that functions as a support for holding the screen upright when the screen is in an open-position and as a fastener for holding the screen shut when the screen is in a closed-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Bakkom, Dennis R. Esterberg, Glen Allen Oross