Patents by Inventor Charles Actor

Charles Actor 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).

  • Battery retainer with integral mechanical shock isolation
    Patent number: 5424725
    Abstract: An electronic device (100) includes a housing (222), a circuit supporting substrate (604, 605) within the housing (222) and mechanically coupled thereto, and electronic circuitry (606, 607, 608, 609, 610) mechanically coupled to the circuit supporting substrate (604, 605). A battery retainer (601) is located within the housing (222), and is mechanically coupled to the housing (222) for positioning and securing a battery (603) and preventing the transmission of mechanical shock between the battery (603) and nearby mechanical elements (240, 242, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610). The battery retainer includes at least one integrally molded user actuated switch (602) for controlling an operating function of the electronic device (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Wandt, Gerald E. Brinkley, Charles Actor
  • Digital camera accessory
    Patent number: D483386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Narducci, Charles A. Actor, Paul Fordham, Deepak R. Mody
  • Selective call receiver
    Patent number: D353816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Davis, Charles A. Actor, Paul N. Stead, Steven W. Hughes
  • Pager
    Patent number: D361333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Scheid, Charles A. Actor