Patents by Inventor Terron C. Newman

Terron C. Newman 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).

  • Cordless telephone apparatus switchable between desktop and wall mount
    Patent number: 5748727
    Abstract: A telephone apparatus (100) includes a base (102) and a handset (104) configurable in a desktop mode and a wall mount mode. Spring loaded detents (132, 134) in the base (102) engage recesses in the handset (104) in wall mount mode to securely retain the handset (104) in a pocket (101) in the base. The base includes a switchable detent mechanism (170) for retracting the detents (132, 134) in response to an actuator (150) when the base (102) is switched from wall mount mode to desktop mode. Thus, the detents (132, 134) do not interfere with the handset (104) when the handset (104) is placed in or withdrawn from the pocket (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis J. Lundell, Sang Y. Oh, Terron C. Newman