Patents by Inventor Matthew C. Loppnow

Matthew C. Loppnow 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).

  • Portable device including a replaceable cover
    Patent number: 7085542
    Abstract: An apparatus and method utilizing a portable device including an array sensor and a replaceable housing. The apparatus can include a main housing, a first replaceable housing configured to be coupled to the main housing, an array sensor coupled to the main housing, a sensing module coupled to the array sensor, the sensing module being configured to sense a change in a field across the array sensor using a predefined conductive pattern, and an adjustment module coupled to the array sensor, the adjustment module being configured to adjust a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device in response to the sensing module sensing the change in the field using the predefined conductive pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Dietrich, Michael Charlier, Thomas Gitzinger, Matthew C. Loppnow
  • Portable device including a replaceable cover
    Publication number: 20040203502
    Abstract: An apparatus and method utilizing a portable device including an array sensor and a replaceable housing. The apparatus can include a main housing, a first replaceable housing configured to be coupled to the main housing, an array sensor coupled to the main housing, a sensing module coupled to the array sensor, the sensing module being configured to sense a change in a field across the array sensor using a predefined conductive pattern, and an adjustment module coupled to the array sensor, the adjustment module being configured to adjust a parameter of operation of the mobile communication device in response to the sensing module sensing the change in the field using the predefined conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Aaron Dietrich, Michael Charlier, Thomas Gitzinger, Matthew C. Loppnow