Patents by Inventor Charlene L. Meins

Charlene L. Meins 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).

  • Personal communicator with flip element display
    Patent number: 7310540
    Abstract: A portable personal communicator includes a body portion and a flip element having a built-in display. The body portion includes either a telephone keypad or a second display. The personal communicator functions as a radiotelephone, and can also transmit and receive non-voice data messages. Input keys on the flip element are provided proximate to the flip element display so that software-definable functions performed by the keys can be indicated on the display adjacent to the respective keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Charlene L. Meins, Jordan M. Roderick, Michael F. Buhrmann
  • Personal communicator with flip element display
    Publication number: 20030211872
    Abstract: A portable personal communicator includes a body portion and a flip element having a built-in display. The body portion includes either a telephone keypad or a second display. The personal communicator functions as a radiotelephone, and can also transmit and receive non-voice data messages. Input keys on the flip element are provided proximate to the flip element display so that software-definable functions performed by the keys can be indicated on the display adjacent to the respective keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Charlene L. Meins, Jordan M. Roderick, Michael F. Buhrmann
  • Personal communicator with flip element display
    Patent number: 6587700
    Abstract: A portable personal communicator include a body portion and a flip element having a built-in display. The body portion includes either a telephone keypad or a second display. The personal communicator functions as a radiotelephone, and can also transmit and receive non-voice data messages. Input keys on the flip element are provided proximate to the flip element display so that software-definable functions performed by the keys can be indicated on the display adjacent to the respective keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Charlene L. Meins, Jordan M. Roderick, Michael F. Buhrmann