Patents Assigned to Vertu
-
Patent number: 9056430Abstract: A casing wall for an apparatus, the casing wall comprising including a chassis and casing wall elements integrated into the chassis, the casing wall elements each including a surface exposed to a user, the chassis defining a continuum between the integrated casing wall elements to provide structural rigidity to the casing wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Hutch Hutchison, Caroline Millar
-
Patent number: 8767387Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a holder for a connector, the holder has a guide element and pivot element, the holder being movable in first and second direction along an axis and pivotable about said pivot element at a position along said axis when said holder moves in a direction along the axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventor: Derren Knight
-
Patent number: 8399784Abstract: An apparatus for key actuation of an electronic device comprising a linear bearing configured for transmitting user actuation, and a complementary guide portion, wherein the linear bearing and the guide portion are arranged to allow the linear bearing to move reciprocally relative to the guide portion for key activation, and wherein both the linear bearing and the guide portion comprise a material with a hardness substantially between 6 Mohrs and 10 Mohrs.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventor: Gareth Osborne
-
Patent number: 7830671Abstract: The invention relates to the casings for portable communications devices. In particular the invention provides a casing formed from precious materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventor: Frank Nuovo
-
Patent number: 7711400Abstract: The invention relates to personal communications devices and casings for such devices. The casing for a portable communications device comprises at least a front face having edge portions, a housing element having a portion that extends over the edge portions of the front face, the housing element being fixed in a position such that the portion of the housing element overlying the edge portions of the front face and the front face are pressed together so as to hold them firmly with respect to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2001Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventor: Frank Nuovo
-
Patent number: 7674992Abstract: A mobile device operable with keys 14 having characters 16 engraved onto the surface of the keys. To provide back illumination, visual traces of the characters are provided by a plurality of holes 18 made to the keys to provide spot light outlets adapted to collectively define the traces. The holes can be drilled and the key caps can be made of steel or other metals. The grooves 16 can be closed by a translucent material such as resin to block the ingress of dirt into the holes 18.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventors: Mark Hutchison, Caroline Millar
-
Patent number: 7664469Abstract: The invention relates to personal communications devices and housings for such devices. The casing includes a front face that needs protection and is supported by a substrate that is gripped between an overlaying any underlaying part to secure it in position.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventor: Mark Hutchison
-
Patent number: 7522943Abstract: The invention relates to casing for portable communication devices and light guides for such devices. The casing (2) has a light guide for over-laying a display located in the display region (4) to deliver front lighting to the display and extending across the input region (5), the light guide providing a recess in the input region for operation of a key of the key arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventor: Mark Hutchison
-
Patent number: 7511701Abstract: The invention relates to portable communication devices and in particular to the key arrays and associated legends of such devices. The user input element legends are printed on respective surfaces of a transparent face.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventor: Frank Nuovo
-
Patent number: 7454014Abstract: The invention relates to casings (2) for portable communication devices (1). The casing (2) is reusable with engines having different processing capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventor: Frank Nuovo
-
Patent number: 7444173Abstract: A hand held mobile telephone is disclosed comprising a front face having a longitudinal extension greater than a lateral extension and having a plurality of openings therein, and a multiplicity of keys each having an upper surface bounded by side walls. Each key protrudes from one of the plurality of openings to provide its upper surface for tactile actuation by a user and a plurality of said multiplicity of keys are arranged along a common first axis, in the longitudinal direction. Further, at least one of said plurality of keys has a vertex, in the boundary of its upper surface, aligned on said first axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2004Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Vertu Ltd.Inventors: Frank Nuovo, Justin Lyles
-
Patent number: 7418282Abstract: The invention relates to a casing for a portable communication device. The casing has an operating face carrying user input elements and a display, and rails are provided along an intersection between adjacent housing elements to obscure the edges of the housing elements, on the exterior of the assembled housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Mark Hutchison
-
Patent number: 7375973Abstract: A casing for a handheld communication device includes a set of individual parts, each individual part being formed from the same metal. The set of individual parts have a purity of at least a hallmark purity level. The set of individual parts is severable from the casing without reducing the purity of the set of individual parts below the hallmark purity level.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 20, 2008Assignee: Vertu LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Mark Hutchison, Lisa Hunt
-
Patent number: D686601Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Joel Bridge
-
Patent number: D686602Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Joel Bridge
-
Patent number: D686603Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Joel Bridge
-
Patent number: D686604Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Joel Bridge
-
Patent number: D687005Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Joel Bridge
-
Patent number: D688644Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Joel Bridge
-
Patent number: D715247Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Vertu Corporation LimitedInventors: Frank Nuovo, Jonathan Dry, Joel Bridge