Patents by Inventor Richard A. Lauterberg

Richard A. Lauterberg 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).

  • Method and apparatus for wet contact detection in a portable communication device
    Patent number: 7161491
    Abstract: A method of detecting wetness in an accessory jack of a portable communication device (100), such as a two-way radio, is provided. By monitoring an accessory jack detect pin of the radio (104) for a change in resistance (106) that falls within predetermined parameters, a determination can be made (108) as to whether the accessory jack contacts are wet or dry. An alert is provided to a user (110) of the portable communication device that the accessory jack contacts need to be dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge L. Garcia, Richard A. Lauterberg, Shuyong Shao
  • Method and apparatus for wet contact detection in a portable communication device
    Publication number: 20060058069
    Abstract: A method of detecting wetness in an accessory jack of a portable communication device (100), such as a two-way radio, is provided. By monitoring an accessory jack detect pin of the radio (104) for a change in resistance (106) that falls within predetermined parameters, a determination can be made (108) as to whether the accessory jack contacts are wet or dry. An alert is provided to a user (110) of the portable communication device that the accessory jack contacts need to be dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Jorge Garcia, Richard Lauterberg, Shuyong Shao