Patrick Mickael Conway

US Patent:

7564412, Jul 21, 2009

Filed:

Apr 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/799214

Inventors:

Paul N. Walker - Cypress TX, US
Patrick R. Conway - Spring TX, US
Kenneth D. Reddix - Spring TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H01Q 1/24

US Classification:

343702, 343905

Abstract:

An antenna grounding system comprises an electronic device having at first member movably coupled to a second member, at least one cable extending between the first and second members and coupled to an antenna, and a clip having at least two fingers configured to receive the at least one cable therebetween and provide grounding for the at least one cable.

US Patent:

8005429, Aug 23, 2011

Filed:

Sep 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/527783

Inventors:

Patrick R. Conway - Houston TX, US
Brian D. Ryder - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04B 1/00
H04B 15/00
H04B 17/00

US Classification:

455 631, 455 6713

Abstract:

A wireless communications noise suppression system comprises an electronic device having wireless module communicatively coupled to an antenna via a cable, an intermediate portion of the cable conductively coupled to ground.

US Patent:

8282406, Oct 9, 2012

Filed:

Mar 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/729729

Inventors:

David A Pipho - Tomball TX, US
David W Kuehl - Houston TX, US
Patrick R Conway - Spring TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H01R 13/53

US Classification:

439181, 43960734, 4399241

Abstract:

An electrical connector having electrostatic discharge protection comprises a body and an electrostatic discharge dissipative element. The body defines a socket having electrical contacts configured to make electrical contact with electrical contacts along a bottom surface of a component module when the component module is inserted in the socket. The electrostatic discharge dissipative element is configured to make contact with the electrical contacts along the bottom surface of the component module before the electrical contacts along the bottom surface of the component module make contact with the electrical contacts of the socket.

US Patent:

20080266737, Oct 30, 2008

Filed:

Apr 25, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/789581

Inventors:

Patrick R. Conway - Spring TX, US
Ann A. Villegas - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

H02H 3/027
H02H 3/02
H02H 3/08

US Classification:

361 87, 361 931, 361 932

Abstract:

A biometric reader protection system comprises a power controller configured to determine an amount of current flow to a biometric reader and interrupt the current flow to the biometric reader if the current flow exceeds a predetermined threshold.