Patents by Inventor Loren Howell

Loren Howell 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).

  • Integrated external antenna
    Patent number: 8138978
    Abstract: An antenna system for an electronic device enables the device to communicate via numerous wireless communication protocols, such as wireless broadband communication protocols. The antenna is able to extend from the body of the electronic device in order to meet efficiency and specific absorption rate requirements, while retracting into the footprint of the device when not in use. The antenna is easily disassembled and reassembled from the device without the use of tools, and may automatically disassemble from the device in order to avoid sustaining damage or exposing a user to excessive electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Motion Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford Edward Vier, Don A. Bobo, Todd Winfield Steigerwald, Loren Howell, Andrew Love