Patents by Inventor Michael Pertuit

Michael Pertuit 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).

  • Electronic device having an electronic compass adapted to detect when the device is in a holster
    Patent number: 8760294
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a portable electronic device sized and shaped to be received within a holster having a magnetic element. The portable electronic device includes an electronic compass adapted to measure a magnetic field of the magnetic element in at least two axes. When the measured pattern corresponds to a first pattern, the portable electronic device is adapted to determine that the portable electronic device is in the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Michael Pertuit, Jace William Files, Marc Edward Holbein
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC COMPASS ADAPTED TO DETECT WHEN THE DEVICE IS IN A HOLSTER
    Publication number: 20120170177
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a portable electronic device sized and shaped to be received within a holster having a magnetic element. The portable electronic device includes an electronic compass adapted to measure a magnetic field of the magnetic element in at least two axes. When the measured pattern corresponds to a first pattern, the portable electronic device is adapted to determine that the portable electronic device is in the holster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Pertuit, Jace William Files, Marc Edward Holbein