Patents by Inventor Robert DeGroot

Robert DeGroot 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: 11600907
    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Coles, Michael Russell, Robert DeGroot, Eric Krenz
  • Publication number: 20220102846
    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Coles, Michael Russell, Robert DeGroot, Eric Krenz
  • Patent number: 11233317
    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Coles, Michael Russell, Robert DeGroot, Eric Krenz
  • Publication number: 20200266530
    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Coles, Michael Russell, Robert DeGroot, Eric Krenz
  • Patent number: 10700421
    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Coles, Michael Russell, Robert DeGroot, Eric Krenz
  • Publication number: 20180159206
    Abstract: A portable computing device includes an antenna within its housing structure for wireless connectivity, where an upper partition of the housing structure is used to construct an antenna plane, and a ground plane is incorporated into a lower partition of the housing structure. In some cases, the antenna is capable of maintaining wireless connectivity over a wide frequency band. Some embodiments include a device mount external to the upper partition and the lower partition of the housing structure that enables mounting the portable computing device to another entity, such as a user. In some cases, the device mount is external to the antenna used by the portable computing device, and does not include any portions of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Coles, Michael Russell, Robert DeGroot, Eric Krenz
  • Publication number: 20070235175
    Abstract: A header plate (20) is provided for receiving the flattened tubes (14) of a heat exchanger. The header plate (20) includes a plurality of tube receiving openings (26), with each of the openings being surrounded by a flange or collar (28) that extends from a base wall (24) of the header plate (20) towards the heat exchanger core (12) to surround the exterior cross section of the associated tube (14). Each of the flanges (28) is shaped to conform to the exterior of the associated tube (14), and a blend radius R is provided at the interface between the base wall (24) and the flange (28). The blend radius R has a size that increases from a radius R1 central to the length of a long side wall (30) of the flange (28) to a radius R2 central to the length of a short side wall (32) of the flange (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Robert DeGroot, Dan DeRosia, Gregory DaPra