Patents by Inventor Trent Stoddard

Trent Stoddard 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).

  • Portable computer usable in laptop and tablet configurations
    Patent number: 6829140
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a portable computer, such as a laptop or notebook computer, a subnotebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a wireless phone or the like, that can be set up in a closed configuration, a laptop configuration or a tablet configuration. The portable computer may include a base unit having a primary input device, such as a keyboard or pointing device, and a display unit having a display device. The base unit and the display unit may be coupled so that the display unit can be moved relative to the base unit to place the portable computer in a desired configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Toshiba America Information Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimano, Scott Yu, Trent Stoddard
  • Correlation based method of determining frame boundaries of data frames that are periodically extended
    Patent number: 6735255
    Abstract: A correlator for use in a timing recovery apparatus of a receiver in a multicarrier transmission system. The correlator locates the beginning of a data frame and initializes a pointer register with an address to a location within the receive signal buffer. Data is transferred to a signal converter from the receive signal buffer where the samples that are fed into the converter are determined by the address stored in the pointer register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. Smart, Scott A. Bevan, William Kurt Dobson, Trent Stoddard, Mark W. Christiansen
  • Portable computer usable in laptop and tablet configurations
    Publication number: 20030112589
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a portable computer, such as a laptop or notebook computer, a subnotebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a wireless phone or the like, that can be set up in a closed configuration, a laptop configuration or a tablet configuration. The portable computer may include a base unit having a primary input device, such as a keyboard or pointing device, and a display unit having a display device. The base unit and the display unit may be coupled so that the display unit can be moved relative to the base unit to place the portable computer in a desired configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Kenji Shimano, Scott Yu, Trent Stoddard
  • Portable telephone with camera
    Patent number: D448744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Scott Yu, Thomas Keen, Trent Stoddard, Shinji Yamana, Yasuyuki Tamaki
  • Computer
    Patent number: D449602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Scott Yu, Thomas Keen, Trent Stoddard, Shinji Yamana, Yasuyuki Tamaki
  • Display with a camera, microphones and speakers for telephone
    Patent number: D453153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Scott Yu, Thomas Keen, Trent Stoddard, Shinji Yamana, Yasuyuki Tamaki
  • Notebook computer with touch screen
    Patent number: D491176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Shimano, Scott Yu, Trent Stoddard