Patents by Inventor Gary A. Dorfner

Gary A. Dorfner 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).

  • Dual mode communication device
    Patent number: 6374091
    Abstract: A communication device (100) operates in first and second modes of operation including a dispatch mode of operation and a telephone mode of operation. The device (100) includes a main body (124) having a top surface (126) and a cover (102). The cover 102 selectively moves between at least a first position wherein at least a portion of the top surface (126) is covered to provide for selective operation in the dispatch mode and at least a second position wherein the top surface (126) is exposed to provide for selective operation is the telephone mode of operation. The cover (102) includes a see through section (108) covering at least a portion of the display section (114) when the cover (102) is in the first position in order to protect the display section (114) and simultaneously provide access thereto. The cover (102) also include through access keys (106) which provide access to the keypad (116) even when the cover (102) is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott H. Richards, Gary Dorfner
  • Dual mode communication device
    Patent number: 6141540
    Abstract: A communication device (100) operates in first and second modes of operation including a dispatch mode of operation and a telephone mode of operation. The device (100) includes a main body (124) having a top surface (126) and a cover (102). The cover 102 selectively moves between at least a first position wherein at least a portion of the top surface (126) is covered to provide for selective operation in the dispatch mode and at least a second position wherein the top surface (126) is exposed to provide for selective operation is the telephone mode of operation. The cover (102) includes a see through section (108) covering at least a portion of the display section (114) when the cover (102) is in the first position in order to protect the display section (114) and simultaneously provide access thereto. The cover (102) also include through access keys (106) which provide access to the keypad (116) even when the cover (102) is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott H. Richards, Gary Dorfner
  • Set-top enclosure
    Patent number: D745480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Mathews, Yung-Chun Lun, Gary A. Dorfner, Chin-Tan Chang, Kevin T. Chang