Patents by Inventor Wayland Duncan

Wayland Duncan 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).

  • Method of determining orientation and manner of holding a mobile telephone
    Publication number: 20050035955
    Abstract: A mobile telephone that is being held in the hand of a user, wherein sensors within the mobile telephone are able to determine orientation of the mobile telephone, and determination where on a mobile telephone a user is making contact, wherein the orientation and contact information is used to enable and disable desired functions of the portable electronic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Dale Carter, Richard Woolley, Wayland Duncan