Patents by Inventor Jim Christol

Jim Christol 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).

  • Devices and methods for protecting handheld electronic devices from electrostatic discharge
    Patent number: 7738264
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for protecting electronic components of handheld electronic devices from electrostatic discharge. An electronic device in accordance with the present invention includes an enclosure having first and second housing portions, a mating edge connection between the first and second housing portions, an electronic component, and an electrically insulating frame. The electrically insulating frame is positioned within the enclosure and surrounds at least a portion of the electronic component thus providing an electrostatic discharge barrier between the mating edge connection and the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Lifescan Scotland Ltd.
    Inventors: Jim Christol, Wayne Kvenvold, Joseph A. McCluskey, Enrico Tresoldi
  • Devices and methods for protecting handheld electronic devices from electrostatic discharge
    Publication number: 20070230155
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for protecting electronic components of handheld electronic devices from electrostatic discharge. An electronic device in accordance with the present invention includes an enclosure having first and second housing portions, a mating edge connection between the first and second housing portions, an electronic component, and an electrically insulating frame. The electrically insulating frame is positioned within the enclosure and surrounds at least a portion of the electronic component thus providing an electrostatic discharge barrier between the mating edge connection and the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Jim Christol, Wayne Kvenvold, Joseph A. McCluskey, Enrico Tresoldi