Patents by Inventor Ian Heseltine
Ian Heseltine 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).
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Patent number: 8128422Abstract: A communication system includes a voice-directed portable terminal with a voice user interface that is configured for being able to communicate with a computer system. The communication system includes a peripheral device having a cord coupled with the portable terminal and a connector adapted to disconnect from the portable terminal when a sufficient force is applied to the cord. This disengages the peripheral device from the portable terminal. The ability of the cord to break-away from the portable terminal prevents damage not only to the connector, but also to the cord, peripheral, and terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Mark Bradford Mellott, Douglas Mark Zatezalo, James Randall Logan, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, Michael Davis, Graham Keith Lacy, Steven McLellan, Ian Heseltine
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Patent number: 7052799Abstract: A wearable, mobile and/or portable terminal for use in an inventory management system. The terminal includes a terminal housing, a battery pack removably receivable within an external battery-receiving cavity of the terminal housing, and a battery latching mechanism that secures the battery pack in the battery-receiving cavity in a latched condition. The battery pack has an unlatched condition in which the battery latch mechanism is disengaged from the battery pack. A camming surface of the battery latching mechanism lifts the unlatched battery pack from the battery-receiving cavity to promote its removal from the terminal housing. The terminal housing is sealed relative to the environment surrounding the wearable terminal battery pack and yet permits electrical coupling between the battery pack and the terminal in the latched condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Mark Zatezalo, Mark Bradford Mellott, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, Michael Davis, Nicholas Barnes, Graham Keith Lacy, Ian Heseltine
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Publication number: 20050272401Abstract: A wearable, mobile and/or portable terminal for use in an inventory management system. The terminal includes a terminal housing, a battery pack removably receivable within an external battery-receiving cavity of the terminal housing, and a battery latching mechanism that secures the battery pack in the battery-receiving cavity in a latched condition. The battery pack has an unlatched condition in which the battery latch mechanism is disengaged from the battery pack. The terminal and battery pack are environmentally sealed to, for example, preclude entry of water into the interior of the terminal when the terminal is immersed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2005Publication date: December 8, 2005Applicant: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Zatezalo, Mark Mellott, Ryan Zoschg, Michael Davis, Nicholas Barnes, Graham Lacy, Ian Heseltine
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Patent number: 6910911Abstract: An electrical connector has a plug portion and a terminal portion. The plug portion is couplable to the terminal portion to provide an electrical connection between a device and a peripheral item which is securely coupled to the device during normal operation of the device. Advantageously, the plug portion will break-away from the terminal portion when a force applied to the plug portion reaches a specified magnitude to thereby prevent damage to the connector and to prevent hindering operation of the device.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Mark Bradford Mellott, Douglas Mark Zatezalo, James Randall Logan, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, Michael Davis, Graham Keith Lacy, Steven McLellan, Ian Heseltine
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Publication number: 20050095899Abstract: A communication system includes a voice-directed portable terminal with a voice user interface that is configured for being able to communicate with a computer system. The communication system includes a peripheral device having a cord coupled with the portable terminal and a connector adapted to disconnect from the portable terminal when a sufficient force is applied to the cord. This disengages the peripheral device from the portable terminal. The ability of the cord to break-away from the portable terminal prevents damage not only to the connector, but also to the cord, peripheral, and terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Mark Mellott, Douglas Zatezalo, James Logan, Ryan Zoschg, Michael Davis, Graham Lacy, Steven McLellan, Ian Heseltine
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Publication number: 20040002243Abstract: An electrical connector has a plug portion and a terminal portion. The plug portion is couplable to the terminal portion to provide an electrical connection between a device and a peripheral item which is securely coupled to the device during normal operation of the device. Advantageously, the plug portion will break-away from the terminal portion when a force applied to the plug portion reaches a specified magnitude to thereby prevent damage to the connector and to prevent hindering operation of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Applicant: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Mark Bradford Mellott, Douglas Mark Zatezalo, James Randall Logan, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, Michael Davis, Graham Keith Lacy, Steven McLellan, Ian Heseltine
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Publication number: 20040001997Abstract: A wearable, mobile and/or portable terminal for use in an inventory management system. The terminal includes a terminal housing, a battery pack removably receivable within an external battery-receiving cavity of the terminal housing, and a battery latching mechanism that secures the battery pack in the battery-receiving cavity in a latched condition. The battery pack has an unlatched condition in which the battery latch mechanism is disengaged from the battery pack. A camming surface of the battery latching mechanism lifts the unlatched battery pack from the battery-receiving cavity to promote its removal from the terminal housing. The terminal housing is sealed relative to the environment surrounding the wearable terminal battery pack and yet permits electrical coupling between the battery pack and the terminal in the latched condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Applicant: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Mark Zatezalo, Mark Bradford Mellott, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, Michael Davis, Nicholas Barnes, Graham Keith Lacy, Ian Heseltine
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Patent number: D439887Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Vtech Communications, Ltd.Inventors: Stephen Paul Hughes, Ian Heseltine, Timothy Roland Manson
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Patent number: D538433Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Oxford Biosensors LimitedInventors: Kevin Lorimer, John Griffiths, David Wykes, Ian Heseltine, Philip Stankus, Oliver Bishop, Nick Smart
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Patent number: D551350Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2004Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Oxford Biosensors LimitedInventors: Kevin Lorimer, John Griffiths, David Wykes, Ian Heseltine, Philip Stankus, Oliver Bishop, Nick Smart
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Patent number: D480386Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2002Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: Newlands Technology LimitedInventors: Greg Browne, Ian Heseltine