Patents by Inventor Scott P. Overmann

Scott P. Overmann 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).

  • Publication number: 20090137290
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a wireless telephone generally includes a housing and a heat spreading member. The housing encases a plurality of electrical components of a wireless telephone. The heat spreading member is in thermal communication with at least two distally located portion for reducing a thermal gradient over the surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Scott P. Overmann, Amit A. Kulkarni, Daniel J. Morgan
  • Patent number: 7077526
    Abstract: A method and mechanism for cooling a display device, having an extremely bright light focused on its surface and is mounted inside a closed chassis, by conducting heat from the device directly to the chassis walls, where the heat is then transferred to the lower temperature air of the ambient surroundings. The mechanism uses an adjustable mechanical linkage to close the gap and make a good thermal contact between the projection device package or heat sink stud and the chassis wall. This approach reduces the requirements for large heat sinks and noisy cooling fans found in many conventional projection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott P. Overmann, John T. McKinley, Clarence A. Martin, Jacky D. Grimmett, John P. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20030085659
    Abstract: A method and mechanism for cooling a display device 200, having an extremely bright light focused on its surface and is mounted inside a closed chassis, by conducting heat 220 from the device directly to the chassis walls 212, where the heat is then transferred 222 to the lower temperature air of the ambient surroundings. The mechanism uses an adjustable mechanical linkage 208 to close the gap 214 and make a good thermal contact between the projection device package 200 or heat sink stud 206 and the chassis wall 212. This approach reduces the requirements for large heat sinks and noisy cooling fans found in many conventional projection systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Scott P. Overmann, John T. McKinley, Clarence A. Martin, Jacky D. Grimmett, John P. O'Connor