Patents by Inventor Wayne Garrett Morrison

Wayne Garrett Morrison 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).

  • Flip position detection
    Patent number: 10613593
    Abstract: In aspects of flip position detection, a mobile device has a device housing with a base section and a flip section that folds onto the base section. The mobile device has a hinge that operates between open and closed positions of the device, and the flip section of the device housing operates to open relative to the base section of the device housing. An inductor is positioned in the device housing to have an inductance as the hinge operates to open and close the device housing. A metal plate is coupled to the hinge in a configuration that translates the metal plate relative to the inductor as the hinge operates between the open and closed positions. A sensor is implemented to detect the inductance between the inductor and the metal plate, where inductance values indicate the closed and open positions of the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Garrett Morrison, Dennis J. Budnick, Sanjay N. Kadiwala
  • Flip position detection
    Patent number: 10481644
    Abstract: In aspects of flip position detection, a mobile device has a device housing with a base section and a flip section that folds onto the base section. The mobile device has a hinge that operates between open and closed positions of the device, and the flip section of the device housing operates to open relative to the base section of the device housing. An inductor is positioned in the device housing to have an inductance as the hinge operates to open and close the device housing. A metal plate is coupled to the hinge in a configuration that translates the metal plate relative to the inductor as the hinge operates between the open and closed positions. A sensor is implemented to detect the inductance between the inductor and the metal plate, where inductance values indicate the closed and open positions of the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Garrett Morrison, Dennis J. Budnick, Sanjay N. Kadiwala