Patents by Inventor Skip Kurdi

Skip Kurdi 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 for setting a multimode electronic device
    Patent number: 6604851
    Abstract: A method of setting a multimode electronic device operable in a current mode, a mode setting mode and a next mode. If a predetermined number of electrical signals are generated prior to the expiration of a predetermined period of time, the electronic device exits the current mode and enters the next mode. Locking conditions are also provided to assist in ensuring the device remains in a “home,” such as the time-of-day, mode. In one embodiment, the switching mechanism includes a rotating setting stem and the electronic device is a watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Timex Group B.V.
    Inventors: Ronald S. Lizzi, Nino L. Sarmiento, Edward J. Daly, Richard D. Ciervo, Robert Demarchi, Manjunath Garalapuraiaha, John T. Houlihan, John L. Garay, Skip Kurdi