Patents by Inventor James Nicholas Seymour

James Nicholas Seymour 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).

  • Portable electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 7212842
    Abstract: Portable electronic apparatus is disclosed having a sensor for sensing the portable electronic apparatus coupled in intimate proximity to a rest. The rest may be a desk top, car instrument panel top or a special stand for the portable electronic apparatus. The portable electronic apparatus also has an inhibitor which inhibits operation of or locks the portable electronic apparatus, when the sensor senses absence of intimate proximity to the rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: James Nicholas Seymour