Patents by Inventor Patrick F. Fitzpatrick

Patrick F. Fitzpatrick 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).

  • Dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Patent number: 6879597
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication between the terminal and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Patrick F. Fitzpatrick, Satoru Yukie
  • Dual interface wireless IP communication device
    Publication number: 20020150120
    Abstract: A communication interface device includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a PCMCIA card electrically connected to the transceiver. Also, a universal serial bus (USB) connector is plugged into a hub that holds the PCMCIA card, with a cord extending from the USB connector and terminating in another USB connector. Accordingly, the device can be engaged with the PCMCIA bay of a user terminal or, if a user terminal has no PCMCIA bay, with a USB receptacle of the user terminal, to establish wireless communication between the terminal and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Virgil Flores Tordera, Patrick F. Fitzpatrick, Satoru Yukie