Patents by Inventor Holly Carol Rhine

Holly Carol Rhine 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).

  • Multi-panel device with configurable interface
    Patent number: 8860632
    Abstract: A multi-panel device with a configurable interface is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a hinge rotatably coupled to a first panel of the device via a first pin and rotatably coupled to a second panel of the device via a second pin. The first pin is engaged within a slot of the first panel to enable a lateral movement of the first panel relative to the second panel such that the first panel has a first range of motion relative to the second panel when the hinge is in an extended configuration and a second range of motion when the hinge is in a retracted configuration. The first range of motion is larger than the second range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II, Dave M Bahnemann, Daniel R Ervin, Gregg A Johnson, Sten Jorgen Ludvig Dahl, Jeffrey Jay Rhine, Steven J Lundgren, Holly Carol Rhine
  • MULTI-PANEL DEVICE WITH CONFIGURABLE INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100085274
    Abstract: A multi-panel device with a configurable interface is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a hinge rotatably coupled to a first panel of the device via a first pin and rotatably coupled to a second panel of the device via a second pin. The first pin is engaged within a slot of the first panel to enable a lateral movement of the first panel relative to the second panel such that the first panel has a first range of motion relative to the second panel when the hinge is in an extended configuration and a second range of motion when the hinge is in a retracted configuration. The first range of motion is larger than the second range of motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II, David M. Bahnemann, Daniel R. Ervin, Gregg A. Johnson, Sten Jorgen Ludvig Dahl, Jeffrey Jay Rhine, Holly Carol Rhine, Steven J. Lundgren
  • MULTI-PANEL DEVICE WITH CONFIGURABLE INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20100079355
    Abstract: A multi-panel device is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a first hinge coupled to a first panel and coupled to a second panel. The first panel includes a first display surface and the second panel includes a second display surface. The second hinge is coupled to the second panel and coupled to a third panel that includes a third display surface. The device also includes a sensor coupled to the first hinge to detect a relative orientation of the first panel to the second panel. The device includes a processor responsive to the sensor to detect a device configuration. The processor is configured to adjust a user interface displayed at the first display surface, the second display surface, and the third display surface based on the detected device configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II, Steven J. Lundgren, Jeffrey Jay Rhine, Holly Carol Rhine, Sten Jorgen Ludvig DahI, Gregg A. Johnson, Daniel R. Ervin, David M. Bahnemann