Patents by Inventor Fred N. Anderson

Fred N. Anderson 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).

  • ADAPTIVE RADIO TRANSMIT POWER BASED ON ANTENNA/DEVICE ORIENTATION
    Publication number: 20240147383
    Abstract: A method for providing adaptive radio transmit power based on antenna pattern and elevation tilt measured through an accelerometer is provided. The method includes estimating an orientation of a wireless device using an orientation sensor integrated in or on the wireless device, and determining an adjustment factor for a transmitter of the wireless device based on the orientation. The method further includes adjusting output power of the transmitter of the wireless device based on the adjustment factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Fred Jay Anderson, John Matthew Swartz, Jerome Henry, Robert Edgar Barton, Matthew Aaron Silverman, Danielle N. Bane
  • Switch blade
    Patent number: 4011419
    Abstract: A switch blade for a snap-action switch having an overcentering mechanism including a coil spring for pivotally connecting the switch blade upon a pivotal mounting, and a reciprocally movable actuator for deflecting the spring out of its normal plane with resulting tension onto a switch blade, which will cause the same to move off a stationary contact with a shearing and rocking breaking action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1977
    Assignee: Cherry Electrical Products Corporation
    Inventor: Fred N. Anderson