Patents by Inventor Kristen M. Leininger

Kristen M. Leininger 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).

  • Patent number: 7729128
    Abstract: An electronic device, like a mobile telephone, has a first section and a second section. The first section and second section are coupled together by a mechanical connection, for example a hinge, swivel or sliding connector. Electronic components in the first section are coupled to electronic components in the second section by conductors capable of transferring power between the first and second sections. A current detector is capable of detecting currents, like surface currents, while a controller is responsive to the current detector. A plurality of reactive elements, like capacitors for example, are coupled to a plurality of switches such that the controller may selectively couple any of the plurality of reactive elements to the conductors by actuating a corresponding switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristen M. Leininger, Ganiyu A. Hanidu, James P. Phillips
  • Patent number: 7292195
    Abstract: An energy density diversity antenna (EDA) has a least a pair of antenna elements, whose feeding points are connected to outputs of a hybrid coupler configured such that a sum and a difference signal may exist at the feed points of the antenna elements. First reactive elements are respectively inserted in the antenna elements proximal the respective feed points. The antenna elements are joined at a point distal from the feed points by a second reactive element, and a third reactive element is coupled between feed lines coupled to the feed points at a location between the feed points and the outputs of the hybrid coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. Phillips, Andrew A. Efanov, Kristen M. Leininger
  • Patent number: 6927332
    Abstract: A flexible test cable has a center conductor (210), a conductive sleeve (240) with an effective electrical length equal to an odd quarter wavelength of a frequency of interest, a dielectric spacer (230) located inside the conductive sleeve (240) for preventing a portion of the center conductor from electrically coupling to the conductive sleeve, and a dielectric joint (220) for maintaining a portion of the center conductor in the middle of an end of the conductive sleeve (240). The conductive sleeve (240) can have a variety of cross-sectional shapes. The dielectric spacer (230) can be formed in a variety of shapes from rigid or compressible dielectric materials. Likewise, the dielectric joint (220) can be formed in a variety of shapes from rigid or compressible dielectric materials. Using the dielectric joint (220) to link together multiple conductive sleeves (240) results in a flexible test cable (200) with electrical transparency at the frequency of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: James P. Phillips, Kristen M. Leininger, Paul J. Moller