Patents by Inventor George S. Creigh

George S. Creigh 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).

  • Retractable antenna for portable telephone
    Patent number: 6429817
    Abstract: An antenna system that may be used in a portable radiotelephone. In one embodiment, an antenna is housed within a first housing portion and is extended therefrom when a second portion of the housing is pivoted to an open position relative to the first housing portion. The antenna is retracted back into the first housing portion when the second housing portion is pivoted to a closed position relative to the first housing portion. In another embodiment, the second housing portion is slidably affixed to the first housing portion and the antenna is extended from the first housing portion when the second housing portion is moved relative to an open position relative to the first housing portion and the antenna is retracted into the first housing portion when the second housing portion is moved into a closed position relative to the first housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: George S. Creigh, Michelle D. Liviccori