Patents by Inventor Eric Frederick Meihofer

Eric Frederick Meihofer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for inbound transmission in a two-way radio messaging system
    Patent number: 5950113
    Abstract: A first portable subscriber unit (122, 602) of a plurality of portable subscriber units transmits (504) an inbound message (400) on an inbound channel. The inbound message is intended for a base receiver (616). The inbound message is received (506) by a second portable subscriber unit (606, 608) of the plurality of portable subscriber units. The second portable subscriber unit retransmits (520) the inbound message on the inbound channel only when a predetermined attribute of the inbound message satisfies (508, 510, 512, 514, 518) a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Frederick Meihofer