Patents by Inventor Jonathan D. Barefield

Jonathan D. Barefield 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: 5739791
    Abstract: An antenna that may be retrofitted for incorporation in an internal compartment of a computer terminal when a radio transmitter or receiver is installed in an expansion slot of the computer terminal. The present invention provides a radio receiver/transmitter communication system for a computer terminal. The computer terminal includes an expansion slot operative to receive a radio transmitter or receiver and includes an enclosed compartment defined in the housing of the computer terminal. The enclosed compartment is separate from the expansion slot. The radio receiver/transmitter communication system includes a printed circuit board and a radio frequency communication medium. The radio frequency communication medium is etched on a first side of the printed circuit board, thereby forming a circuit board antenna, and the printed circuit board antenna is positioned within the enclosed compartment of the computer terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: LXE Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Barefield, Hosea D. Dorris, Emory P. Long