Patents by Inventor Phil Bateman

Phil Bateman 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).

  • Radiotelephone
    Patent number: 7548761
    Abstract: An electronic radiotelephone comprising a first and second housing for housing the electronic components of the radiotelephone; the first housing having a element with an operating surface and a formation which cooperates with a complementary formation on the second housing for releasably attaching the first housing to the second housing; the element being movable between a first and a second position such that when the element is in the first position the formation and complementary formation to co-operate to allow the first housing to be coupled to the second housing and when in the second position allow the second housing to be removed from the first housing; the element being resiliently biased into the first position and allowing a user to urge the element, via the operating surface, into the second position during the removal of the second housing from the first housing, thereby allowing the second housing to be removed from the first housing without interference from the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Strawn, Phil Bateman, Robert Strafford
  • Radiotelephone
    Publication number: 20010049292
    Abstract: An electronic radiotelephone comprising a first and second housing for housing the electronic components of the radiotelephone; the first housing having a element with an operating surface and a formation arranged to co-operate with a complementary formation on the second housing for releasably attaching the first housing to the second housing; the element being movable between a first and a second position such that when the element is in the first position the formation and complementary formation are arranged to co-operate to allow the first housing to be coupled to the second housing and when in the second position allow the second housing to be removed from the first housing; the element being resiliently biased into the first position and arranged to allow a user to urge the element, via the operating surface, into the second position during the removal of the second housing from the first housing, thereby allowing the second housing to be removed from the first housing without interference from the ele
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Andrew Strawn, Phil Bateman, Robert Strafford