Patents by Inventor James D. Sandoz

James D. Sandoz 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).

  • Charging mechanism for cordless telephone and other electrical devices
    Patent number: 6356053
    Abstract: In a system for charging a rechargeable battery, an electrical device powered by a rechargeable battery has a body that fits into a receiving cavity in a charging base for recharging the battery. The electrical device is provided with a retractable charging terminal mechanism that causes a terminal leading to the rechargeable battery to protrude from the body of the electrical device to make contact with a recessed electrical contact in the base when the electrical device is seated in the base cavity and retracted back into the body of the electrical device when it is removed from the base cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Sandoz, Chaonong Yoh