Patents by Inventor Edward M. Voli
Edward M. Voli 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).
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Patent number: 11862896Abstract: A connector assembly for a mobile device includes a bottom plate adapted to be operably coupled with a mobile device, a connector region being operably coupled with the bottom plate, and at least one alignment member operably coupled with the back plate. The connector region is configurable in at least a first arrangement and a second arrangement. The at least one alignment member is positioned adjacent to the connector region. Further, the at least one alignment region aligns with the connector region and frictionally receives an accessory device. In the first arrangement, the connector region includes at least one charging pad. In the second arrangement, the connector region includes at least one data port.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Sunghun Lim, Edward M. Voli, Dae Suk Noh
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Patent number: 11271414Abstract: A charging cradle includes: a cradle housing having a base portion, and a socket portion configured to interchangeably receive (i) a mobile device, (ii) a battery pack for the mobile device, and (iii) the mobile device in combination with the battery pack; the socket portion including: a shared base surface having disposed thereon a set of shared charging contacts; a first set of guide surfaces extending from the shared base surface and defining a first socket configured to receive the mobile device and, in the absence of the battery pack, to engage the shared charging contacts with a first set of contacts on the mobile device; and a second set of guide surfaces extending from the shared base surface and defining a second socket configured to receive the battery pack and engage the shared charging contacts with a second set of contacts on the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Thomas Fountain, JaeHo Choi, Edward Anthony Hackett, Edward M. Voli, Carl A. Thelemann
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Publication number: 20210376525Abstract: A connector assembly for a mobile device includes a bottom plate adapted to be operably coupled with a mobile device, a connector region being operably coupled with the bottom plate, and at least one alignment member operably coupled with the back plate. The connector region is configurable in at least a first arrangement and a second arrangement. The at least one alignment member is positioned adjacent to the connector region. Further, the at least one alignment region aligns with the connector region and frictionally receives an accessory device. In the first arrangement, the connector region includes at least one charging pad. In the second arrangement, the connector region includes at least one data port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Sunghun Lim, Edward M. Voli, Dae Suk Noh
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Patent number: 11062105Abstract: A mobile device housing defines a battery compartment with a wall extending from an open rear to a closed front. A first latch stop extends from the wall between the rear and the front. A second latch stop extends from the wall between the first stop and the rear. A battery receivable in the compartment includes a latch that: extends to engage the first stop and maintain the battery fully inserted, and to engage the second stop and prevent ejection of the battery from an intermediate position; and retracts to disengage from the first stop, unlocking the battery for travel to the intermediate position, and to disengage from the second stop for ejection of the battery from the intermediate position.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventor: Edward M. Voli
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Publication number: 20200257864Abstract: A mobile device housing defines a battery compartment with a wall extending from an open rear to a closed front. A first latch stop extends from the wall between the rear and the front. A second latch stop extends from the wall between the first stop and the rear. A battery receivable in the compartment includes a latch that: extends to engage the first stop and maintain the battery fully inserted, and to engage the second stop and prevent ejection of the battery from an intermediate position; and retracts to disengage from the first stop, unlocking the battery for travel to the intermediate position, and to disengage from the second stop for ejection of the battery from the intermediate position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventor: Edward M. Voli
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Patent number: 10643045Abstract: A mobile device housing defines a battery compartment with a wall extending from an open rear to a closed front. A first latch stop extends from the wall between the rear and the front. A second latch stop extends from the wall between the first stop and the rear. A battery receivable in the compartment includes a latch that: extends to engage the first stop and maintain the battery fully inserted, and to engage the second stop and prevent ejection of the battery from an intermediate position; and retracts to disengage from the first stop, unlocking the battery for travel to the intermediate position, and to disengage from the second stop for ejection of the battery from the intermediate position.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventor: Edward M. Voli
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Publication number: 20190334358Abstract: A charging cradle includes: a cradle housing having a base portion, and a socket portion configured to interchangeably receive (i) a mobile device, (ii) a battery pack for the mobile device, and (iii) the mobile device in combination with the battery pack; the socket portion including: a shared base surface having disposed thereon a set of shared charging contacts; a first set of guide surfaces extending from the shared base surface and defining a first socket configured to receive the mobile device and, in the absence of the battery pack, to engage the shared charging contacts with a first set of contacts on the mobile device; and a second set of guide surfaces extending from the shared base surface and defining a second socket configured to receive the battery pack and engage the shared charging contacts with a second set of contacts on the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Mark Thomas Fountain, JaeHo Choi, Edward Anthony Hackett, Edward M. Voli, Carl A. Thelemann
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Patent number: 10038288Abstract: An adapter for a mobile device is provided. The adapter comprises a plug including an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface opposite the outer surface. The adapter further comprises a surface mount connection port located at the outer surface. The adapter further comprises a male connector extending from the inner surface. The adapter further comprises one or more electrical connections between the male connector and the surface mount connection port. The plug is configured to mate with a socket of a device, and the male connector is configured to mate with a respective female connection port of the device located within the socket, the outer surface of the plug being flush with a respective outer surface of the device when the plug is mated with the socket.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: JaeHo Choi, Travis Baldwin, Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli
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Patent number: 9728865Abstract: Described herein is an electrical connector. One embodiment takes the form of an electrical connector that includes a pogo-pin connector having: a pogo-pin-connector longitudinal axis, a first end compressible along the pogo-pin-connector longitudinal axis, and a second end; and a leaf-spring connector having: a leaf-spring-connector longitudinal axis, a first end that is mechanically and electrically connected to the second end of the pogo-pin connector at a junction point, and a second end that comprises a contact portion; wherein when the pogo-pin connector and the leaf-spring connector are connected, (i) the pogo-pin-connector longitudinal axis and the leaf-spring-connector longitudinal axis are substantially parallel and (ii) the contact portion of the leaf-spring connector is configured to exert a force substantially normal to the substantially parallel longitudinal axes.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventor: Edward M. Voli
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Patent number: 8586884Abstract: A tamper-resistant keypad is described. The keypad includes a keycap for actuation by a user. An actuator includes a first end that is coupled to the keycap. A frame having an aperture is adapted to receive the actuator such that the second end of the actuator is captured by the frame. The actuator is prevented from being removed from the frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Edward M. Voli, Frank Gong
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Publication number: 20130082933Abstract: A mobile computer is described. The mobile computer includes a memory for storing a software application. A processor is coupled to the memory for executing the software application. A display is coupled to the processor for graphically displaying information generated by the software application. A keypad is coupled to the processor for receiving input from a user. The keypad is positioned adjacent to the display. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) antenna is embedded in a portion of the keypad. The RFID antenna includes at least one conductor forming at least one loop for communicating with a RFID device to receive information from the RFID device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Symbol Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Xiaotao Liang, Nisha K. Kunder, Dean V. LaRosa, Edward M. Voli
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Patent number: D823852Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, Travis Baldwin
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Patent number: D833438Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Sunghun Lim, Edward M. Voli, Chandra M. Nair, Kevin C. Chen, Robert K. Liao
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Patent number: D836066Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Sunghun Lim, Edward M. Voli, Chandra M. Nair
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Patent number: D870722Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, Travis Baldwin
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Patent number: D886046Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Sunghun Lim, Edward M. Voli, Chandra M. Nair
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Patent number: D900021Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, I-Heng Tsai, Man-Ching Yen
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Patent number: D918832Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, I-Heng Tsai, Man-Ching Yen
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Patent number: D934161Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, I-Heng Tsai, Man-Ching Yen
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Patent number: D954699Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, Travis Baldwin