Patents by Inventor Howard M. Tibbetts

Howard M. Tibbetts 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).

  • Grounding assembly for programming cellular telephones
    Patent number: 5884195
    Abstract: A grounding assembly is provided for a cellular telephone and is integrated into a battery modules for the cellular telephone. The assembly permits a user to manually access the manual test pin of the telephone body portion from the exterior without necessitating removal of the battery module from the cellular telephone body portion. The grounding assembly provides a means for contacting the manual test pin by grounding it to the battery by way of a plunger pin, which after contacting the manual test pin, switches the operation of the cellular telephone into a test mode for reading or programming the parameters in its number assignment module ("NAM").
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Francisco X. Gomez, Roger K. Fisher, Jose De Jesus Marin, Jorge Sierra Lira, Howard M. Tibbetts