Patents by Inventor Anthony M. Potts

Anthony M. Potts 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).

  • Detachable belt clip suitable for automated assembly
    Patent number: 4741074
    Abstract: For proper pre-assembly alignment of the hinge plate holes (e.g., 120b and 136b), stops (e.g., 140a) are engaged in notches (e.g., 119b). A hinge pin (128) is then inserted into the aligned holes to attach the clip (130) to the base plate (102). The pin is locked in position by a spring finger (204) that forcibly engages the semicircular wall (202) of one hinge plate hole (120a) into a groove (304) on the pin. A coil spring (122) is unloaded during assembly because its free ends (124a and 124b) project through apertures (116a and 116b) in the base plate. After assembly, the spring is pre-loaded by engaging its free ends under tabs (116a and 116b) that project into the apertures. The base plate has a "U" shaped bracket (502) at one end and a tab (112) on a torsion bar (110) at the other end to attach the assembly to a radio housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Budano, II, Anthony M. Potts
  • Belt clip assembly with a controlled failure mode
    Patent number: 4536925
    Abstract: Belt clip assembly for use with a portable electronic apparatus includes a mounting bracket used to join a belt clip and a housing member. A mounting bracket is inserted through a pair of slots in a housing member and holds a belt clip in place by means of a pivot pin inserted through apertures in the mounting bracket and the belt clip. A pair of shear cuts adjacent the apertures in the mounting bracket allow the pivot pin to pull through the shear cuts in the event excess forces are applied to the belt clip, thereby destroying the mounting bracket. In this manner an inexpensive mounting bracket is sacrificed to avoid damage to the housing and the belt clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1985
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy G. Boothe, Anthony M. Potts
  • Radio pager code programmer
    Patent number: D345739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony M. Potts, Scott J. Hanlon
  • Interface for a portable communication receiver
    Patent number: D351170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Hanlon, Anthony M. Potts
  • Front mount display pager
    Patent number: D352286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Scheid, Anthony M. Potts, Robert D. Lloyd, Jeanette Orlen