Patents by Inventor William A. Tarr

William A. Tarr 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).

  • Patent number: 10924148
    Abstract: A two-piece bumperband and clamshell assembly for protecting a smartphone subhousing. The bumperband comprise an impact resistant band of material that encircles peripheral edges of the subhousing. The bumperband includes an inwardly facing groove or channel structure that enables the bumperband to clamp against either or both a display screen bezel of the subhousing and the stepped ridge on the edges of the subhousing. The bumperband may also include a raised screen bumper protruding above and to protect the surface of the display screen. A downwardly protruding perimeter flange of the bumper band forms a perimeter gap to frictionally receive an upwardly protruding lip extending around the perimeter a clamshell backing when press-fitted with the subhousing and bumperband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Greenmo, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal Edward Holtz, Elvin Peprah, David William Tarr
  • Publication number: 20190190559
    Abstract: A two-piece bumperband and clamshell assembly for protecting a smartphone subhousing. The bumperband comprise an impact resistant band of material that encircles peripheral edges of the subhousing. The bumperband includes an inwardly facing groove or channel structure that enables the bumperband to clamp against either or both a display screen bezel of the subhousing and the stepped ridge on the edges of the subhousing. The bumperband may also include a raised screen bumper protruding above and to protect the surface of the display screen. A downwardly protruding perimeter flange of the bumper band forms a perimeter gap to frictionally receive an upwardly protruding lip extending around the perimeter a clamshell backing when press-fitted with the subhousing and bumperband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: GREENMO, INC
    Inventors: Neal Edward Holtz, Elvin Peprah, David William Tarr
  • Patent number: 4054853
    Abstract: An electrical fine tuning system for a UHF television tuner utilizes a voltage variable capacitor for adjusting the operating frequency of the oscillator. The capacity of the voltage variable capacitor is determined by a potentiometer that is mounted concentrically with the selector shaft and serves as a fine tuning control. An automatic frequency control voltage may be applied to the voltage variable capacitor used for fine tuning or to a second voltage variable capacitor. Circuitry is provided for extending the tuning range of the voltage variable capacitor when a single voltage variable capacitor is used both for fine tuning and automatic frequency control, and an improved mechanical construction is used to couple the voltage variable capacitors to the oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1977
    Assignee: Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Tarr, James E. Krepps, Thomas L. Opsahl