Patents by Inventor Terrance Nelson Taylor

Terrance Nelson Taylor 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: 6359838
    Abstract: A watch radiotelephone (10) comprises a watch face (12) and a keypad (14). The watch face (12) indicates a time of day in an analog format. The analog format includes twelve indicia (32-43) positioned around a perimeter (30) of the watch face (12). The twelve indicia (32-43) represent and correspond to twelve hours in a day in the analog format. The keypad (14) includes twelve keys (46-57). Individual keys (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57) of the twelve keys (46-57) are positioned to correspond with individual (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43) of the twelve indicia (32-43). A user of the watch radiotelephone (10) is permitted to actuate a predetermined number of the twelve keys (46-58) of the keypad (14) in a predetermined sequence to enter a telephone number in accordance with a user's familiarity of the twelve indicia (32-43) located around the perimeter (30) of the watch face (12). A timekeeping circuit (118) provides the time of day to the watch face (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance Nelson Taylor
  • Patent number: 5872744
    Abstract: A wrist-carried radiotelephone (10) comprises a housing (12), radiotelephone circuitry (90) and a bracelet (16). The radiotelephone circuitry (90) is disposed in the housing (12). The bracelet (16) is connected to the housing (12) and secures the housing (12) to a user's wrist. The bracelet (16) further comprises a plurality of links (18, 20, 22, 24). Each link (18, 20, 22, 24) of the plurality of links (18, 20, 22, 24) has a battery (26, 28, 30, 32) disposed therein. Adjacent links (18, 20, 22, 24) of the plurality of links (18, 20, 22, 24) are mechanically coupled together using a hinge (72, 74). Adjacent batteries (26, 28, 30, 32), disposed in respective adjacent links (18, 20, 22, 24) of the plurality of links (18, 20, 22, 24), are electrically coupled together using electrical conductors (50, 52, 58, 60). The batteries (26, 28, 30, 32) disposed in the links (18, 20, 22, 24) provide power to the radiotelephone circuitry (90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance Nelson Taylor
  • Patent number: D246043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance Nelson Taylor
  • Patent number: D246103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1977
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance Nelson Taylor
  • Patent number: D443603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrance Nelson Taylor, Marc H. Pullman, John Hartman, Elliott Hsu
  • Patent number: D247709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance Nelson Taylor
  • Patent number: D384951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance Nelson Taylor
  • Patent number: D384952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrance Nelson Taylor
  • Patent number: D422595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Terrance Nelson Taylor, George Thomas Valliath, Jon Lindsay Schindler