Patents by Inventor Annett Wilke

Annett Wilke 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).

  • Electronic device with housing supplement
    Patent number: 6978123
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device having a housing (1) which has a housing wall (5) with openings (7) for control elements (8) and/or display elements (9, 10). Attachment means (11) for detachably connecting to the housing (1) an external wall element (14) which at least partially covers the housing wall (5) being present on the housing (1), the external wall element (14) having openings (7?) which are aligned with the openings (7) in the housing wall (5). As a result, by using different external wall elements (14) the external appearance of the electronic device can be easily modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Fuhrmann, Annett Wilke, Dirk Umbach
  • Electronic device with housing supplement
    Publication number: 20030036367
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device having a housing (1) which has a housing wall (5) with openings (7) for control elements (8) and/or display elements (9, 10). Attachment means (11) for detachably connecting to the housing (1) an external wall element (14) which at least partially covers the housing wall (5) being present on the housing (1), the external wall element (14) having openings (7′) which are aligned with the openings (7) in the housing wall (5). As a result, by using different external wall elements (14) the external appearance of the electronic device can be easily modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Fuhrmann, Annett Wilke, Dirk Umbach
  • Electronic device with housing supplement
    Patent number: 6487397
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device having a housing, which has a housing wall with openings for control elements and/or display elements. An external wall element, which at least partially covers the housing wall, is detachably connected to the housing. The external wall element has openings which are aligned with the openings in the housing wall. As a result, by using different external wall elements the external appearance of the electronic device can be easily modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Fuhrmann, Annett Wilke, Dirk Umbach
  • Electronic device with housing supplement
    Patent number: 6347218
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device having a housing (1) which has a housing wall (5) with openings (7) for control elements (8) and/or display elements (9, 10). Attachment device (11) for detachably connecting to the housing (1) an external wall element (14) which at least partially covers the housing wall (5) being present on the housing (1), the external wall element (14) having openings (7′) which are aligned with the openings (7) in the housing wall (5). As a result, by using different external wall elements (14) the external appearance of the electronic device can be easily modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Fuhrmann, Annett Wilke, Dirk Umbach
  • Electronic device with housing supplement
    Publication number: 20010024947
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device having a housing (1) which has a housing wall (5) with openings (7) for control elements (8) and/or display elements (9, 10). Attachment means (11) for detachably connecting to the housing (1) an external wall element (14) which at least partially covers the housing wall (5) being present on the housing (1), the external wall element (14) having openings (7′) which are aligned with the openings (7) in the housing wall (5). As a result, by using different external wall elements (14) the external appearance of the electronic device can be easily modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas Fuhrmann, Annett Wilke, Dirk umbach