Patents by Inventor Keith J Pump

Keith J Pump 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).

  • Electronic Devices with Translating Flexible Display and Corresponding Methods
    Publication number: 20240126333
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible display and a device housing that defines a translation surface for the flexible display. A blade assembly is positioned between the flexible display and the translation surface. A rotor is positioned within a curvilinear section of the blade assembly and flexible display. A translation mechanism translates the blade assembly and flexible display between an extended position, a retracted position, and a peek position revealing an image capture device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ian Link, Wayne G Morrison, Alberto R Cavallaro, Daniel P Groebe, Marcello Zuffo, Ruthie Sellers, Keith J Pump, Jun Hee Lee, Nigel George Valikodath
  • Electronic Devices with Translating Flexible Display and Corresponding Methods
    Publication number: 20240129397
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible display and a device housing that defines a translation surface for the flexible display. A blade assembly is positioned between the flexible display and the translation surface. A rotor is positioned within a curvilinear section of the blade assembly and flexible display. A translation mechanism translates the blade assembly and flexible display between an extended position, a retracted position, and a peek position revealing an image capture device. A flexible substrate couples electronic circuit components in the device housing to other electronic circuit components carried by the blade assembly. A reverse-S-shaped bend of the flexible substrate expands when the blade assembly slides toward the extended position and contracts when the blade assembly slides toward the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ruthie Sellers, Keith J. Pump
  • Hinged electronic device with flexible substrate having dynamic regions defining one or more apertures
    Patent number: 11863695
    Abstract: A flexible substrate has a first dynamic region separated from a second dynamic region along a central axis by a central region. One or both of the first dynamic region and/or the second dynamic region define at least one aperture having a major axis oriented substantially parallel with the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Ngee J Lee, Caleb Smith, Keith J Pump, Robert Murdock
  • Hinged Electronic Device with Flexible Substrate Having Dynamic Regions Defining One or More Apertures
    Publication number: 20230388400
    Abstract: A flexible substrate has a first dynamic region separated from a second dynamic region along a central axis by a central region. One or both of the first dynamic region and/or the second dynamic region define at least one aperture having a major axis oriented substantially parallel with the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ngee J Lee, Caleb Smith, Keith J Pump, Robert Murdock
  • Hinged Electronic Device with Flexible Substrate Having Dynamic Regions Defining One or More Apertures
    Publication number: 20230107641
    Abstract: A flexible substrate has a first dynamic region separated from a second dynamic region along a central axis by a central region. One or both of the first dynamic region and/or the second dynamic region define at least one aperture having a major axis oriented substantially parallel with the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Ngee J Lee, Caleb Smith, Keith J Pump, Robert Murdock