Patents by Inventor Steven Peart

Steven Peart 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).

  • Appliance for integrating multiple forms of communication
    Patent number: 6157312
    Abstract: A communication appliance with a desktop unit and a secondary unit. The desktop unit includes an outer casing, bottom feet, openings in the outer casing for control elements, a plurality of heat-producing electronic components and at least one speaker. The bottom feet extend from a bottom of the outer casing and support the outer casing on a surface such that the bottom of the outer casing is spaced from the surface. The control elements are used for operating the communication appliance. The outer casing includes a plurality of cooling slots for cooling electronic components found in the interior of the communication appliance so that a fan or other external device is not needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sheridan, Martin Patterson, Pavani Diwanji, Geoffrey Baehr, David Allison, Steven Peart
  • Housing for communication appliance
    Patent number: D434761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sheridan, Martin Patterson, Pavani Diwanji, Geoffrey Baehr, David Allison, Steven Peart