Patents by Inventor Robert Rajala

Robert Rajala 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).

  • Connecting a portable device to a network
    Patent number: 5689242
    Abstract: A tag associated with a device and that identifies the device with respect to other devices is connected to a communication link with the same connector used to connect the device to a source of power. The device connector includes an element for receiving electrical power and a data contact connected to the tag. An electrical power connector (which serves as the power source) has an element for engaging the element of the device connector and applying electrical power thereto, and another data contact connected to the communication link. When the device connector is engaged with the electrical power source connector, the data contacts engage one another and establish a data path between the communication link and the tag. The connection to the communication link allows information to be exchanged between the communication link and the tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Aquila Technologies Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel M. Sims, Steven P. Kadner, Kevin Ferguson, Chris Martinez, Robert Rajala