Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Wertman

Thomas A. Wertman 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).

  • Body-worn antenna fastening device and method
    Patent number: 7969369
    Abstract: A fastening device (200) for releasably securing an antenna assembly (100) on at least one garment (15) of a user (10) is provided. The antenna assembly (100) is part of a portable communication system (50) which includes a portable communication device (125) that is also worn on the garment (15) of the user (10). The fastening device (200) is comprised of a body portion (205) and an elongated receiver portion (210). The elongated receiver portion (210) defines an elongated channel (211) and a pair of resilient undulations (215, 216) which define an elongated opening (212). The pair of resilient undulations (215, 216) serve to guide a segment (110a) of the antenna assembly (100) through the elongated opening (212) and into the elongated channel (211). Once the segment (110a) is urged into the elongated channel (211), the undulations (215, 216) return to the normal position thereby securing the segment (110a) in the elongated channel (211).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Wertman, Pablo Diez, Malcolm Packer, James Haschmann
  • Body-Worn Antenna Fastening Device and Method
    Publication number: 20110074644
    Abstract: A fastening device (200) for releasably securing an antenna assembly (100) on at least one garment (15) of a user (10) is provided. The antenna assembly (100) is part of a portable communication system (50) which includes a portable communication device (125) that is also worn on the garment (15) of the user (10). The fastening device (200) is comprised of a body portion (205) and an elongated receiver portion (210). The elongated receiver portion (210) defines an elongated channel (211) and a pair of resilient undulations (215, 216) which define an elongated opening (212), The pair of resilient undulations (215, $16) serve to guide a segment (110a) of the antenna assembly (100) through the elongated opening (212) and into the elongated channel (211). Once the segment (110a) is urged into the elongated channel (211), the undulations (215, 216) return to the normal position thereby securing the segment (110a) in the elongated channel (211).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas A. Wertman, Pablo Diez, Malcolm Packer, James Haschmann
  • Tube diameter measuring apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5424837
    Abstract: A container of sample tubes is described with a mechanism for detecting the diameter of variously sized tubes that are placed therein. A method of detection is also described. Both the mechanism and the method rely on pairs of tube holders that are biased together with detectable ends that are spaced farther apart, the larger the tube that is held by the holders. A sensor is provided externally of the container to sense how far apart the ends are spaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Inventors: Johannes J. Porte, William D. Van Arsdale, Christopher E. Thomas, James D. Riall, Thomas A. Wertman
  • Two-way radio
    Patent number: D595679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Devenish, III, Jason Scott, Timothy Rountree, Thomas Wertman, Michael Barrese, Robert Bray
  • Network communications server
    Patent number: D665798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Rountree, Joshua S. Gannon, Thomas A. Wertman, Daryl W. Coulon, Gregory G. Ornt, Bruce DeMay
  • Multichannel radio
    Patent number: D737241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Jose R. Duran, David Cipolla, Daryl W. Coulon, Richard S. Currier, Jason Scott, Howard M. Sheehan, Adam Templeton, Thomas A. Wertman, William E. Wheatley