Patents by Inventor Rick Dale Harris

Rick Dale Harris 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).

  • Patent number: 5812098
    Abstract: A single port antenna connector assembly, mateable with either a retractable antenna or a hardline connector, is provided. When the antenna connector is mated with the connector assembly, it engages a signal contact supplying an antenna signal. When the hardline connector is mated, it engages a signal contact supplying a conductive signal to test equipment, or to an auxiliary antenna. The signal contacts have different positions in the assembly, with each connector being differentiated to engage only its corresponding signal contact. In addition, the design of connector assembly permits the antenna to be withdrawn through the connector assembly, at least partially, past the unused test signal contact. The antenna has at least two positions so that the profile of the antenna can be reduced for either storage, or for lower gain operation when the device is in a standby mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignees: Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc., Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Rick Dale Harris, Tai Won Youn, Jagtar Singh Saroya