Patents by Inventor Michael Spence

Michael Spence 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).

  • Patent number: 8500958
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport or processing belt for a machine for the production or treatment of a fiber web, particularly a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, having a paper side and a conveying side and comprising a polymer coating and a textile load-bearing fabric, wherein the textile fabric has a first side facing the paper side and a second side facing the conveying side. The textile fabric is permeable with a permeability of at least 300 cfm, preferably of at least 500 cfm, and the polymer coating extends in one piece from the first side of the textile fabric though the openings of the textile fabric to the second side of the textile fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: John Jeffrey, Michael Spence, Andrew Allum, Paul Rydin
  • Patent number: 8265717
    Abstract: An improved mobile electronic device 100 with a unique thin and cost-effective form and design can have a large display 170 and a large full qwerty keypad 138 on the outward surface and can have a capacitive touchpad 186 on the inward surface of the flip 102 or slide that facilitates navigation on the display and can detect and recognize the flip or slide position within the mobile electronic device. A pattern of capacitive traces or wires 202 can be laid out within the layers of a printed circuit board to detect a user's finger gestures without enlarging or adversely impacting the size of the mobile electronic device. The attractive mobile electronic device can also provide for the use of a speaker port 196 underneath a removable battery door 194 and a way to seal a port under a battery door for audio enhancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: John J. Gorsica, William G. Kastritis, Michael J. Lombardi, Ross W. Ripley, Michael Spence, Marjorie M. Ollayos, Amber M. Pierce, Frank H. Stone
  • Publication number: 20120073776
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport or processing belt for a machine for the production or treatment of a fiber web, particularly a paper, cardboard or tissue machine, having a paper side and a conveying side and comprising a polymer coating and a textile load-bearing fabric, wherein the textile fabric has a first side facing the paper side and a second side facing the conveying side. The textile fabric is permeable with a permeability of at least 300 cfm, preferably of at least 500 cfm, and the polymer coating extends in one piece from the first side of the textile fabric though the openings of the textile fabric to the second side of the textile fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: John Jeffrey, Michael Spence, Andrew Allum, Paul Rydin
  • Publication number: 20100328250
    Abstract: An improved mobile electronic device 100 with a unique thin and cost-effective form and design can have a large display 170 and a large full qwerty keypad 138 on the outward surface and can have a capacitive touchpad 186 on the inward surface of the flip 102 or slide that facilitates navigation on the display and can detect and recognize the flip or slide position within the mobile electronic device. A pattern of capacitive traces or wires 202 can be laid out within the layers of a printed circuit board to detect a user's finger gestures without enlarging or adversely impacting the size of the mobile electronic device. The attractive mobile electronic device can also provide for the use of a speaker port 196 underneath a removable battery door 194 and a way to seal a port under a battery door for audio enhancement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Gorsica, William G. Kastritis, Michael J. Lombardi, Ross W. Ripley, Michael Spence, Marjorie M. Ollayos, Amber M. Pierce, Frank H. Stone
  • Publication number: 20100328219
    Abstract: An improved mobile electronic device 100 with a unique thin and cost-effective form and design can have a large display 170 and a large full qwerty keypad 138. The keypad can have a camera 156 and flash 154 with a light barrier 158. A clear moldprint keypad can be used with graphics 148 on the backside of the keypad. The keypad can be positioned over a series of switches 162 or domes. The keypad 138 can further be recessed below the rim 136 of the housing 134 of the base so that the keypad will not contact a table or desk and be inadvertently activated if the keypad is placed face down. The moldprint keypad can be used to minimize wear of the graphics 148 and can have a specific textured pattern over the flash which can act as a lens to maximize light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Lombardi, Christopher A. Arnholt, Frank H. Stone, Michael Spence, Simon F. Vollmer
  • Publication number: 20100300849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt to transport a material web in a web producing and/or web converting machine, especially a paper, cardboard or tissue machine from a first transfer location to a second transfer location, whereby the belt is bordered in a cross direction on each side by a respective longitudinal edge, whereby the belt includes a weight-carrying base structure which is disposed between a paper side polymer layer and a machine side polymer layer and in the region of at least one longitudinal edge an edge reinforcement is provided. The present invention is characterized in that the edge reinforcement is formed in that the two polymer layers protrude in the region of the longitudinal edge in the cross direction beyond the base structure and a hereby created groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt is filled at least in sections with a polymer material. The present invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of a belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Spence, Paul Raymond Riding, John Jeffery, Andrew Allum
  • Patent number: 7776187
    Abstract: An industrial belt having a non-linear seam adapted to be on-machine joinable. In a particular embodiment, the seam is made up of a opposite end regions of the belt having complementary projections, such as in the form of castellations, which engage at the seam, providing a completely integrated belt throughout the zone of the seam. In the field of papermaking, the belt of the invention can take the form of a transfer belt, whereby the invention provides a fully interlocking, strong seam which minimizes any potential mechanical or hydraulic sheet marking. The invention also includes a method of creating the end regions of the belt, seaming the belt, and casting the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Spence, Paul Riding, John Jeffrey
  • Publication number: 20100113100
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a first housing and a second wherein, the first and second housings have outward surfaces. One of the outward surfaces includes an electronic display and the other of the outward surfaces includes a keyboard or other input device. A hinge couples the two housing elements together. In a collapsed orientation the outward surfaces of the housing elements are exposed and face away from each other. In a fully deployed orientation, the display and the keyboard are in a side by side orientation. In a partially deployed orientation, the housing containing the display surface is angled away from the housing containing the keypad and the housing containing the keypad acts as a base to hold the angled display open for viewing purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Roger W. Harmon, Michael J. Lombardi, Michael Spence
  • Publication number: 20080230198
    Abstract: An industrial belt having a non-linear seam adapted to be on-machine joinable. In a particular embodiment, the seam is made up of a opposite end regions of the belt having complementary projections, such as in the form of castellations, which engage at the seam, providing a completely integrated belt throughout the zone of the seam. In the field of papermaking, the belt of the invention can take the form of a transfer belt, whereby the invention provides a fully interlocking, strong seam which minimizes any potential mechanical or hydraulic sheet marking. The invention also includes a method of creating the end regions of the belt, seaming the belt, and casting the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: VOITH PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Michael SPENCE, Paul RIDING, John JEFFREY
  • Publication number: 20050282593
    Abstract: Folding wireless communication devices incorporate a two-part housing, which includes a first part that is rotatably coupled to a second part. The overall depth of the device is reduced by adjusting the mechanical layout and component placement relative to one another, wherein previously stacked components have been reordered. More specifically, the hinge, the battery, and the communication and control circuitry have been organized so as to be in the same horizontal plane, and so as to not overlap in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Spence, Joseph Allore, John Dabbeckeh, Roger Jellicoe, Frank Stone, Simon Vollmer, Gary Weiss
  • Publication number: 20050282595
    Abstract: Folding wireless communication devices (100, 700) comprise first parts (102, 1002) that are rotatably coupled to second parts (104, 1104). The first parts (102, 1002) can be moved from first positions in which the first parts (102, 1002) overlie the second parts (104, 1104) to second positions in which the first parts (102, 1002) extend upward away from the second parts (104, 1104). The first parts (102, 1002) comprise one or more buttons (302, 304, 306, 308 1010, 1012), e.g., a pair of directional buttons, such as “UP” and “DOWN” control buttons (302, 304, 1010, 1012). Hardware and/or software is used to change the function of the buttons (302, 304, 306, 308 1010, 1012) depending on the position of the first parts (102, 1002).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Spence, John Dabbeekeh, Frank Stone
  • Publication number: 20050136998
    Abstract: A closeable device having first housing (110) coupled to a second housing (120) such that the first housing is planarly rotatable relative to the second housing. The closeable device, includes a compression spring (134), extending radially from an axis of rotation (128). The axis of rotation is perpendicular to a face (104) of the device which extends in a first plane. A cam (122) coupled to the second housing rotates about the axis of rotation. A follower (102) coupled between the cam and the compression spring causes the first housing portion to planarly rotate relative to the second housing portion. The compression spring compresses along a compression axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation and within the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Spence, Roger Harmon