Patents by Inventor Bill Hede

Bill Hede 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120275089
    Abstract: A method and apparatus mechanically couple portable communication devices. The apparatus can include a first shaft having a first shaft longitudinal axis, a first shaft length along the first shaft longitudinal axis, a first shaft end, and a second shaft end. The apparatus can include a first portable communication device having a first housing coupled to the first shaft end where the first housing rotates about an axis perpendicular to the first shaft longitudinal axis, the first housing having a first housing width. The apparatus can include a second portable communication device that can have a second portable communication device communication signal interface configured to communicate with a first portable communication device communication signal interface and can have a second housing that rotates about an axis perpendicular to the first shaft longitudinal axis. The first shaft length can be at least as long as the first housing width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
    Inventors: Rachid Alameh, Bill Hede, Paul Steuer