Patents by Inventor Terry Lee Rickman

Terry Lee Rickman 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).

  • Block resistant microphone port design
    Patent number: 9094746
    Abstract: A microphone port design for a handheld device is disclosed. The microphone port design includes an elongated channel disposed in a first surface of the handheld device. A microphone port is located within the channel to reduce unwanted noise caused by air pressure build up around the microphone port opening due to coverage of the opening by a user's finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Park, Wade L. Heimbigner, Joseph R. Fitzgerald, Mark A. Cherry, Terry Lee Rickman
  • BLOCK RESISTANT MICROPHONE PORT DESIGN
    Publication number: 20140161297
    Abstract: A microphone port design for a handheld device is disclosed. The microphone port design includes an elongated channel disposed in a first surface of the handheld device. A microphone port is located within the channel to reduce unwanted noise caused by air pressure build up around the microphone port opening due to coverage of the opening by a user's finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Park, Wade L. Heimbigner, Joseph R. Fitzgerald, Mark A. Cherry, Terry Lee Rickman