Patents by Inventor NATHAN V. LORTZ

NATHAN V. LORTZ 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).

  • Multi-radio wireless flash drive using NFC
    Patent number: 9537535
    Abstract: A wireless flash drive may use a Near Field Communication (NFC) radio link with a second device to establish a second, non-NFC, radio link with the second device, and then use the non-NFC link to wirelessly transfer data between the second device and the non-volatile memory in the flash drive. Some embodiments may also have other features, such as a switch to activate the non-NFC link without using the NFC link, a battery to power the non-NFC radio and the non-volatile memory, inductive charging circuitry to wirelessly recharge the battery, or instructions to be uploaded to the second device for use in establishing the non-NFC link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan V. Lortz, Victor B. Lortz
  • MULTI-RADIO WIRELESS FLASH DRIVE USING NFC
    Publication number: 20140295754
    Abstract: A wireless flash drive may use a Near Field Communication (NFC) radio link with a second device to establish a second, non-NFC, radio link with the second device, and then use the non-NFC link to wirelessly transfer data between the second device and the non-volatile memory in the flash drive. Some embodiments may also have other features, such as a switch to activate the non-NFC link without using the NFC link, a battery to power the non-NFC radio and the non-volatile memory, inductive charging circuitry to wirelessly recharge the battery, or instructions to be uploaded to the second device for use in establishing the non-NFC link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: NATHAN V. LORTZ, VICTOR B. LORTZ