Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Stricklin

Douglas M. Stricklin 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).

  • Computer card having power switching capability
    Patent number: 5451933
    Abstract: An electronic device having electronic circuitry powered by a battery and having an interface for interactively coupling the electronic device to a host device, for switching the power source by which power is supplied to the electronic circuitry, and by determining (410) an interface status as being coupled to or detached from the host device. In response to determining (410) that the interface is coupled to the host device, the electronic circuit is coupled (415) to the interface such that power is supplied to the electronic circuitry from the host device. In response to determining (410) that the interface is detached from the host device, the electronic circuit is coupled (420) to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Stricklin, William R. VanDyke, Jr., Gregory W. Fuller