Patents by Inventor Thomas John SCHUSTER

Thomas John SCHUSTER 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).

  • Managing energy usage in mobile devices
    Patent number: 10791213
    Abstract: A mobile device has one or more sensors that are configured to detect the presence of fog or frost on a surface of the mobile device. A battery provides power to the mobile device. An energy transfer element, when activated, removes fog or frost from a surface of the mobile device. A programmed processor, within the mobile device, is programmed to: read one or more sensors disposed in the mobile device to determine if there is a fog or frost condition; upon detecting a fog or frost condition, activating the energy transfer element to remove fog or frost; and upon detecting an absence of the fog or frost condition, deactivating the heater energy transfer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Howe, Robert Arlan Kohtz, Thomas John Schuster
  • RFID reader antenna port isolation
    Patent number: 10009000
    Abstract: A device includes a switch having multiple ports, an antenna coupled to each corresponding port, a tunable matching network coupled between each antenna and each port, and a controller to detune ports having antennas that are not transferring power when a selected antenna is transferring power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: INTERMEC, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas John Schuster, John Jorgenson, Fengyu Ge
  • MANAGING ENERGY USAGE IN MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20170359860
    Abstract: A mobile device has one or more sensors that are configured to detect the presence of fog or frost on a surface of the mobile device. A battery provides power to the mobile device. An energy transfer element, when activated, removes fog or frost from a surface of the mobile device. A programmed processor, within the mobile device, is programmed to: read one or more sensors disposed in the mobile device to determine if there is a fog or frost condition; upon detecting a fog or frost condition, activating the energy transfer element to remove fog or frost; and upon detecting an absence of the fog or frost condition, deactivating the heater energy transfer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Howe, Robert Arlan Kohtz, Thomas John Schuster
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUNING AN ANTENNA OF A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160307010
    Abstract: A system and method for tuning are provided. One system includes at least one antenna, at least one matching network configured to retune the at least one antenna when a peripheral device is coupled to the system and a processor configured to identify the peripheral device when coupled with the system. The system also includes a controller configured to control switching of the at least one matching network based on when the peripheral device is coupled with the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Fengyu GE, Thomas John SCHUSTER, Paul HULETT
  • RFID READER ANTENNA PORT ISOLATION
    Publication number: 20160180125
    Abstract: A device includes a switch having multiple ports, an antenna coupled to each corresponding port, a tunable matching network coupled between each antenna and each port, and a controller to detune ports having antennas that are not transferring power when a selected antenna is transferring power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: INTERMEC, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas John SCHUSTER, John JORGENSON, Fengyu GE