Patents by Inventor Mark J. Hassebrock

Mark J. Hassebrock 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).

  • Game pad controller and system for portable communication device
    Patent number: 7833097
    Abstract: A game pad controller for connection to a portable phone has an outer casing and a game control unit within the casing. The front of the casing has a seat for locating the portable phone and at least one keypad adjacent the seat for user engagement to control a game. The seat has a channel for slidably receiving an adapter, which is either attached to the rear face of the phone or to a holder for the phone. A releasable latching mechanism at the inner end of the channel releasably secures the adapter in the channel. The adapter may be a dimpled hub device. The arrangement allows the game pad controller to be used with any type of portable phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Maddox, Mark J. Hassebrock, Philip Hobson Boothby, Michael D. Johnson, Robert James Stone, Craig Ronald Townsend
  • Mobile telephone gamepad controller
    Patent number: D544481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Maddox, Mark J. Hassebrock, Philip Hobson Boothby, Michael D. Johnson, Robert James Stone, Craig Ronald Townsend