Patents by Inventor Mark Gordon Douglas

Mark Gordon Douglas 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).

  • Patent number: 6920315
    Abstract: A multiple antenna mobile communication device, such as a cellular telephone, having multiple radios and multiple antennas located in close proximity to each other uses a parallel tuning circuit to optimize the isolation between the antennas. The parallel tuning circuit can include multiple impedance matching circuits to match the impedance in multiple frequency bands or isolating antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Emerson Wilcox, Mark Gordon Douglas
  • Patent number: 6812898
    Abstract: An antenna/push-button assembly includes a first contact, a second contact movable relative to said first contact, and a button member including an integral antenna. The button member is movable to engage the second contact with the first contact. The antenna may be a patch antenna. A portable telecommunications device includes an antenna/push-button assembly comprising a button member. The button member includes an integral antenna. The button member is operable to control a function of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Ericsson, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Doub, Mark Gordon Douglas, Gerard James Hayes
  • Publication number: 20030117326
    Abstract: An antenna/push-button assembly includes a first contact, a second contact movable relative to said first contact, and a button member including an integral antenna. The button member is movable to engage the second contact with the first contact. The antenna may be a patch antenna. A portable telecommunications device includes an antenna/push-button assembly comprising a button member. The button member includes an integral antenna. The button member is operable to control a function of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Michael D. Doub, Mark Gordon Douglas, Gerard James Hayes
  • Patent number: 6545642
    Abstract: An antenna/push-button assembly includes a first contact, a second contact movable relative to said first contact, and a button member including an integral antenna. The button member is movable to engage the second contact with the first contact. The antenna may be a patch antenna. A portable telecommunications device includes an antenna/push-button assembly comprising a button member. The button member includes an integral antenna. The button member is operable to control a function of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Doub, Mark Gordon Douglas, Gerard James Hayes
  • Patent number: 6505054
    Abstract: A wireless communications device includes an integrated antenna assembly that provides signals associated with multiple functions to the wireless communications device. The integrated antenna assembly includes an integrated antenna housing coupled to a radiotelephone housing and multiple antennas. The integrated antenna housing can include a first antenna that provides GPS signal reception for a GPS receiver and a second antenna that provides communications signals to and from a radiotelephone processor in the radiotelephone housing. The first and second antennas can be mounted on an antenna backing having a first face and a second face. The first and second antennas may be located on the same face of the antenna backing or on opposite faces of the antenna backing. The integrated antenna assembly also can include a third antenna located between the first and second antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gordon Douglas, Gerard James Hayes, Howard Holshouser, Nils Rydbeck