Patents by Inventor Jerry Hovey

Jerry Hovey 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: 6693598
    Abstract: An omni-directional antenna assembly is provided for wireless communication devices requiring multiple polarization characteristics. A loop antenna assembly for a communications device operating at a predetermined wavelength and having a transceiver circuit including a signal output and a ground plane, the antenna assembly including a conductive loop element and a conductive leg member coupled to the loop element proximate a loop perimeter, the leg member for supporting the loop element at a distance away from the ground plane of the communications device, the leg member also defining a ground point and a feed point for operatively coupling the loop element to the ground plane and the signal output, respectively, of the transceiver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Logistics AG
    Inventors: Bruce Bishop, Matthew H. Commens, Patrick McKivergan, Kevin Ketelsen, Ben Newman, Michael A. Kauffman, Jerry Hovey