Patents by Inventor Anthony Nesbitt

Anthony Nesbitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20130243217
    Abstract: A communication device comprising a housing with a housing wall encapsulating a housing interior. A microphone is arranged in the housing interior and communicates via an audio passage with the outside of the housing. An electrical socket is adapted to receive an electrical plug through a socket opening, which is accessible from the outside of the housing. The audio passage comprises the socket opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: GN NETCOM A/S
    Inventors: Ole Birch, Anthony Nesbitt
  • Patent number: 8275165
    Abstract: A communication device comprises a housing with a housing wall encapsulating a housing interior. A microphone is arranged in the housing interior and communicates via an audio passage with the outside of the housing. An electrical socket is adapted to receive an electrical plug through a socket opening, which is accessible from the outside of the housing. The audio passage comprises the socket opening and the electrical socket includes a socket casing which surrounds the socket opening and extends in the insertion direction of the electrical plug. The socket casing includes through-going holes which form a part of the audio passage. The electrical plug is adapted to be removably inserted in the electrical socket and is provided with latching protrusions, which are adapted to be received in the through-going holes in the socket casing, when the electrical plug is inserted in the electrical socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: GN Netcom A/S
    Inventors: Ole Birch, Anthony Nesbitt
  • Publication number: 20110019860
    Abstract: A communication device (1) comprising a housing (2) with a housing wall (3) encapsulating a housing interior (4). A microphone (5) is arranged in the housing interior (4) and communicates via an audio passage (9) with the outside of the housing (2). An electrical socket (6) is adapted to receive an electrical plug (7) through a socket opening (8), which is accessible from the outside of the housing (2). The audio passage (9) comprises the socket opening (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Ole Birch, Anthony Nesbitt