Patents by Inventor Thomas Dunleavy

Thomas Dunleavy 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: 6484020
    Abstract: A communication device including control circuitry with transceiver capabilities, input keys coupled to the circuitry for entering information, a display coupled to the circuitry for visual presentation of information, a chassis for securely holding the circuitry and the display, a sound generation unit coupled to the circuitry for providing audio presentation of information, and a retaining unit secured to the chassis for releasable retaining the sound generation unit in the inactive position, wherein the retaining unit is operated by a button, such that pressing the key causes the retaining unit to release the sound generation unit thereby allowing the sound generation unit to move from an inactive position to an active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Dunleavy, Frank Nuovo