Patents by Inventor Natalie Driessen

Natalie Driessen 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).

  • Headset cable retraction system
    Patent number: 7086512
    Abstract: A headset cable retraction system and device is described, the system including a housing, the housing having a cavity. In addition, the system includes a cord capable of transmitting an electrical signal, wherein a portion of the cord is contained in the cavity. The system further includes an earpiece attached to the cord; and, a retracting mechanism in the housing, the retracting mechanism including a drive wheel, a spring coupled to the drive wheel and a idler wheel, the cord being pressed between the drive wheel and the idler wheel; wherein when the cord is extracted from the cavity, the spring becomes tensioned. A method for using the system and device is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: CAHP, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Shack, Natalie Driessen, Robert H. Palmer, Charles J. Schmucker, Nathan J. Tierney
  • Headset cable retraction system
    Publication number: 20050072872
    Abstract: A headset cable retraction system and device is described, the system including a housing, the housing having a cavity. In addition, the system includes a cord capable of transmitting an electrical signal, wherein a portion of the cord is contained in the cavity. The system further includes an earpiece attached to the cord; and, a retracting mechanism in the housing, the retracting mechanism including a drive wheel, a spring coupled to the drive wheel and a idler wheel, the cord being pressed between the drive wheel and the idler wheel; wherein when the cord is extracted from the cavity, the spring becomes tensioned. A method for using the system and device is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Andrew Shack, Natalie Driessen, Robert Palmer, Charles Schmucker, Nathan Tierney