Patents by Inventor Jim Schilling

Jim Schilling 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).

  • Electronic equipment shock isolation/protection bumper, with integrated antenna
    Patent number: 7193581
    Abstract: An antenna for wireless communication is integrated into an external member, for example, a molded bumper, on handheld or other portable electronic equipment. The external member is attached to an external surface of electronic equipment, providing shock isolation and protection for the equipment and the antenna. A method of mounting an antenna on portable electronic equipment for enabling wireless communication by the portable electronic equipment comprises mounting on the portable electronic equipment an energy-dissipating structure made of a resilient material, and positioning the antenna in the energy-dissipating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Miltope Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Tyler, Ronald D. Parsons, Jim Schilling
  • Electronic equipment shock isolation/protection bumper, with integrated antenna
    Publication number: 20050264459
    Abstract: An antenna for wireless communication is integrated into an external member, for example, a molded bumper, on handheld or other portable electronic equipment. The external member is attached to an external surface of electronic equipment, providing shock isolation and protection for the equipment and the antenna. A method of mounting an antenna on portable electronic equipment for enabling wireless communication by the portable electronic equipment comprises mounting on the portable electronic equipment an energy-dissipating structure made of a resilient material, and positioning the antenna in the energy-dissipating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Jeremy Tyler, Ronald Parsons, Jim Schilling