Patents by Inventor Thomas William Koehl

Thomas William Koehl 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).

  • Upper support assembly for a wireless communication device
    Patent number: 6625469
    Abstract: There is provided a radio telephone having an arcuate support (114, 1008, 1506) positioned at an upper portion (104, 1002, 1502) of the radio telephone's housing (102) for attachment to a loop-shaped object, such as a belt loop, bag strap and the like. The arcuate support (114, 1008, 1506) includes a first section (110, 1004, 1504) that is stationary relative to the housing (102), and a second section (112, 1006, 1506) that pivots away from the first section (110, 1004, 1504) to open the support (114, 1008, 1506) and returns back to the first section (110, 1004, 1504) to close the support (114, 1008, 1506). Depending upon the embodiment of the radio telephone, the arcuate support (114, 1008, 1506) may open by moving the second section (112, 1006, 1506) inward from the first section (110, 1004, 1504), outward from the first section (110, 1004, 1504) or both inward and outward relative to the first section (110, 1004, 1504).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-gul Hwang, Thomas William Koehl