Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Tidwell

Gerald W. Tidwell 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).

  • Pager with visible display indicating status of memory
    Patent number: 4412217
    Abstract: A radio pager decoder including a register which is incremented when a page is received and a visual indicator which displays a count of the number of received pages. Pages may also be selectively retrieved from memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Willard, Gerald W. Tidwell
  • Pager with visible display indicating unread messages
    Patent number: 4385295
    Abstract: A paper with a visual display comprises a radio receiver, means for identifying a desired recipient of signals on the radio receiver, means for storing a signal received on the receiver, means for displaying the number of messages received during a given interval, and means for display a plurality of messages received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Willard, Gerald W. Tidwell