Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Nixon

Patrick E. Nixon 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).

  • SIM card containment assembly for an electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 5883786
    Abstract: A SIM card containment assembly eliminates the locking mechanism of the conventional arrangement and simplifies construction to thereby minimize parts and allow for easy access to the SIM card. The structure includes a SIM connector electrically coupled to the device PCB and engageable with the SIM card, and a SIM card door releasably engageable with the apparatus housing. The SIM card door, in a closed position, engages the SIM card and maintains the SIM card in engagement with the SIM connector. The SIM connector or the device housing itself preferably includes alignment structure that contains the SIM card laterally and ensures that the SIM card is properly aligned in the SIM connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Ericsson, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick E. Nixon