Patents by Inventor Marc E. Holbein

Marc E. Holbein 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).

  • Methods and devices to determine a mobile device housing position
    Patent number: 8965731
    Abstract: Methods and devices to determine a mobile device housing position are described. An example device disclosed herein includes a housing having a first portion movably coupled to a second portion, the second portion to have a first position, a second position, and at least one intermediate position relative to the first portion, wherein the intermediate position is between the first and second positions; a position detector in the first portion, the position detector to measure a transitional magnetic field when the second portion is in the intermediate position and to measure a second magnetic field; and a processor to determine that the second portion is in the first position or the second position based on the transitional magnetic field and the second magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Adam Louis Parco, Marc E. Holbein, Nazih Almalki, Christopher Harris Snow
  • METHODS AND DEVICES TO DETERMINE A MOBILE DEVICE HOUSING POSITION
    Publication number: 20130018628
    Abstract: Methods and devices to determine a mobile device housing position are described. An example device disclosed herein includes a housing having a first portion movably coupled to a second portion, the second portion to have a first position, a second position, and at least one intermediate position relative to the first portion, wherein the intermediate position is between the first and second positions; a position detector in the first portion, the position detector to measure a transitional magnetic field when the second portion is in the intermediate position and to measure a second magnetic field; and a processor to determine that the second portion is in the first position or the second position based on the transitional magnetic field and the second magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Adam Louis Parco, Marc E. Holbein, Nazih Almalki, Christopher Harris Snow