Patents by Inventor Benoit Girardin

Benoit Girardin 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).

  • Telephone comprising a sliding microphone
    Patent number: 5982883
    Abstract: A communication device is disclosed having a housing which houses a transceiver. Two transducers transform signals between sound waves and electrical signals. A sliding member includes one of the transducers. The sliding member is retracted into the housing in a retracted position and is extended away from the housing in an extended position. A positioning device positions the sliding member in the retracted or the extended position. The positioning device including a bar and a collar which rotates around the bar in response to a force directed inward toward the housing to maintain the sliding member in the retracted or extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Alix, Simon Bradford, Benoit Girardin