Patents by Inventor Mark J. Abbaticchio

Mark J. Abbaticchio 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).

  • Paging receiver capable of reminding a user of an important message event
    Patent number: 4872005
    Abstract: An electronic paging receiver for reminding a user of an important event includes a time of day clock for recording the time when a data message is received. The paging receiver computes a future alert time to remind the user of the receipt of the data message. Additionally, the user may enter a future alert time to generate a future alert. Further, the paging receiver is capable of detecting a special time/date field in the received data message to automatically generate a future alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Joan S. DeLuca, Thomas F. Holmes, Mark J. Abbaticchio
  • Display with supplemental lighting system
    Patent number: 4754275
    Abstract: A display device has a single switch that transfers a stored message to a liquid crystal display and simultaneously activates a supplemental display lighting system. The supplemental lighting system is inhibited, however, when circuitry senses that ambient light conditions are sufficient to illuminate the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Abbaticchio, Fernando Gomez