Patents by Inventor Tonya A. Torri

Tonya A. Torri 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).

  • User interface for a handheld wireless communication device
    Publication number: 20030104789
    Abstract: A user interface (302) disposed upon a handheld wireless communication. The handheld wireless communication device comprises a first housing portion (120) and a second housing portion (220). The user interface is place on a first surface (403) of the first housing portion. The first housing portion and the second housing portion rotate planarly in respect to one another such that in a closed position the first housing portion is planarly adjacent to the second housing portion. The user interface is disposed on the first surface such that the user interface is enclosed between the first housing portion and the second housing portion when the device is in a closed position. Furthermore, the user interface is accessible to he user and located proximal to the user's finger while in use in the open position. This allows for easy activation of the user interface during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Tonya Torri, Ross Ripley
  • Housing for communications devices or similar articles
    Patent number: D487733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Iulius Lucaci, Vitor Medeiros de Santa Maria, Tonya Torri
  • Portable telephone
    Patent number: D391567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert L. Nagele, James D. Domoleczny, Sr., Tonya A. Torri