Patents by Inventor Paul Jay Tompkins

Paul Jay Tompkins 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: 8854576
    Abstract: A semitransparent electronic device includes a glassy sheath having an internal cavity and a display unit disposed in the internal cavity. The display unit has an inner display area and an outer display area circumscribing the inner display area. A transparent display device included in the display unit provides at least the outer display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Marcus Jerome Haynes, Matthew McGowan, Timothy James Morton, Paul Jay Tompkins, Donnell Thaddeus Walton
  • Publication number: 20130100379
    Abstract: A semitransparent electronic device includes a glassy sheath having an internal cavity and a display unit disposed in the internal cavity. The display unit has an inner display area and an outer display area circumscribing the inner display area. A transparent display device included in the display unit provides at least the outer display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Marcus Jerome Haynes, Matthew McGowan, Timothy James Morton, Paul Jay Tompkins, Donnell Thaddeus Walton
  • Publication number: 20130100040
    Abstract: A multiform multiscreen electronic device includes a first electronic device, a second electronic device, and a third electronic device. The first electronic device has a first electronic device screen integrated with a frontside of a first electronic device body. The second electronic device has a second electronic device screen integrated with a frontside of a second electronic device body, and the second electronic device body is coupled to the first electronic device body by a first hinge. The third electronic device body has a third electronic device screen integrated with a frontside of a third electronic device body, and the third electronic device body is coupled to the second electronic device body by a second hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Marcus Jerome Haynes, Matthew McGowan, Timothy James Morton, Paul Jay Tompkins, Donnell Thaddeus Walton