Patents by Inventor Claude Hiebel

Claude Hiebel 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).

  • Portable telephone with flap hinged to its casing
    Patent number: 6704585
    Abstract: A portable telephone including a casing, a flap pivotable relative to the casing, the flap being able to assume a retracted position, a deployed position and an intermediate position. The telephone also includes means for sensing the position of the flap and a switch connected to the sensing means. The switch includes means for selecting an “off-hook” mode when the flap is in the retracted position or an “on-hook” mode when the flap is in the retracted position or a “hands-free” mode when the flap is in an intermediate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventor: Claude Hiebel