Patents by Inventor Dave Karl

Dave Karl 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).

  • Connector cover for communication device
    Publication number: 20050124191
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting an accessory connector (12) on a communication device (10). The communication device can include an opening (14) for providing access to the connector. The apparatus can be a cover (16) attached in a tethered relation to the communication device. A portion of the cover can be flexible so as to allow a user to selectively move the cover between a first position and a second position. In the first position, at the cover can substantially close the opening such that the connector is substantially protected from the infiltration of solid particles and the gross intrusion of liquids. In the second position, the cover can be held away from the connector such that substantially unimpeded access to the connector is permitted. The cover and communication device can have various associated features to ensure that the cover is retained in the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Stanton, James Isbell, Matthew Michieli, John Bohlen, Aaron Allen, David Blatt, Sam Hosseini, Dave Karl, Eduardo Nogueiras, Peter Iezzi
  • Accessory connector for a portable communications device
    Patent number: D413104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Curtis, Dave Karl, Michael J. Page