Patents by Inventor Garry R. Ardizzone, Jr.

Garry R. Ardizzone, Jr. 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).

  • Spring loaded belt clip assembly for a communication device
    Patent number: 6032337
    Abstract: A belt clip assembly (100) attaches to a communication device (103) to be worn by a user. The belt clip assembly (100) includes an attachment base (104) and a spring loaded cantilever slide (106). The attachment base (104) includes a bracket (116) having first (123) and second (124) opposed retaining ends integrally connected to a slim strip (122). The first opposed retaining end has a hook (123) and the second opposed retaining end has a receptacle (128) for receiving the spring loaded cantilever slide (106). The cantilever slide (106) is comprised of a fulcrum (108) that has a pair of teeth (110) integrally attached to the fulcrum (108) for forming a protruding cover (111) for the receptacle and slidably positioned on top of the slide casing wall (112). The fulcrum (108) supported teeth (110) attaches to a communication device housing (101) via a pair of receiving slots (120) while the hook end (123) of the bracket wraps around the other end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Rankin, Jr., Garry R. Ardizzone, Jr., Bassam Abi Faraj