Motorola Corporation

Other

Man & Machine Inc.

Lucent Technologies Inc.

Allied Reliabily Group Inc.

Jerrold S Pine

Stefan Peana

David H Rubin

Charles A Hahs, Jr

Christian Cruz

Gary K Blitman

Sunil Lakhani

Douglas W Hendricks

Daniel Peana

James C Robinson

Fredrick J Marquardt

Joel Nathan

David R Vogelpohl

German Gonzalez

Brandon T Michaels

Brian L Grinage

Stanley Renteria

This present invention pertains to a method and apparatus to improve thermal transfer properties of a protective case for a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet computer. The protective mobile device case is optimized for temperature regulation and heat transfer by integrating thermal interface materials into key regions of the protective case where heat transfer to or from heat sensitive components within a mobile device are located.

Method and apparatus to thermally optimize a protective case for temperature regulation and heat transfer to or from a mobile device

This present invention pertains to a method and apparatus to take a consumer grade mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet computer with or without a desktop mode and use a protective mobile device case optimized for temperature regulation and heat transfer and couple them to a vehicle or a cart based dock capable of maintaining mobile device operating temperatures when exposed to extreme high or low temperatures seasonally. A temperature control monitors thermally sensitive internal component temperatures within the mobile device and triggers heating or cooling based on preset temperature thresholds designed to protect those components.

Method and apparatus to ruggedize a mobile device for public safety or mobile use

The present invention relates to dichromic mirrored patterns on fashion eyewear that exhibits variable opacity on the exterior of a photochromic lens in response to changing lighting conditions wherein the pattern can go from virtually transparent to opaque. The dichromic mirror pattern(s) can be coated in multi-color pattern sections and can be coated so that some pattern sections have variable opacity and other pattern sections have a fixed high opacity. The effect can also be produced on an optical film to be applied to many optical surfaces.

Eyewear lens or optical film with decorative dichromic mirror pattern having variable opacity

A Method and system to produce a rugged modular data acquisition tablet computer comprised of a rugged tablet PC that uses a fluid ingress resistant interface plate to attach a data acquisition chassis that accepts attachably detachable expansion modules that provide data acquisition and customized computing functionality.

Method and system for rugged tablet PC based modular data acquisition

A portable docking accessory that contains an attachably detachable mechanically rigid means for providing a Tablet Pc user a host of I/O interconnect solutions that allows continuous mobile use in an ergonomic and aesthetically appropriate form factor.

EZconnect tablet/stylus PC portable docking accessory with I/O ports

A dispensing tip apparatus for an eye drop dispenser to administer topical ophthalmic solutions is described. The apparatus integrates an ophthalmic solution-dispensing tip with an optical gauging assembly. The tip provides continuous visual feedback about it orientation and relationship to the eye. The dispensing tip when attached to any standard topical ophthalmic solution dispensing bottle or reservoir enables the user to view a target, visually align the dispenser tip, and administer an eye drop with precision. There is also a visual feedback by which the dispenser tip is prevented from gaining too close proximity and contacting the eye, thus preventing contamination of the medication and its dispenser. The visual feedback can also contain textual or graphic information that serves as a promotional advertisement. The is assembly can be attached to the neck of an eye drop bottle or attached to the tip of an eye drop bottle.

Ophthalmic drop dispensing tip assembly

An elastic resistance band that is fabricated by placing two end couplers on each end of a section of elastic resistance material. A pre-tensioned force is applied by incorporating a rigid tensioning member between the two end couplers of the resistance band. The resistance material is stretched during the assembly process, placing the material in a pre-tensioned state. By pre-tensioning the material, the resistance band then provides a more linear force to the end user.

Method of pre-tensioning a resistance exercise band

Pre-tensioned resistance exercise band

The present invention provides an antenna interlock system comprising an upper housing and a lower housing. The upper housing has first and second interlock tabs disposed along its interior wall, which correspond to third and fourth interlock tabs disposed along the interior wall of the lower housing, the interlock tabs each having an aperture shaped to closely receive the antenna unit. The interlock tabs are disposed relative to each other such that when the upper and lower housings are assembled together, the apertures in the interlock tabs together define a pathway for receiving the antenna unit, and such that when the antenna unit is inserted through the antenna opening and into the receiving apertures, the antenna unit and the interlock tabs hold the upper and lower housing together.

Antenna interlock for housing assembly

This invention pertains to an apparatus for a drug delivery system to administer topical ophthalmic drug preparations. The apparatus relates to an optical gauging assembly which, when combined with or coupled to any standard topical ophthalmic drug dispensing unit, enables the user to view a target, visually align the dispenser tip, and administer an eye drop with precision. There is also a visual mechanism by which the dispenser tip is prevented from gaining too close proximity and contacting the eye, thus preventing contamination of the medication and its dispenser.

Ophthalmic drug dispensing system

A lighting system for use in a conveyer system used for work piece assembly comprising a lifting means (285) having one or more transparent upper lifting members (260) for lifting the work piece (270) and a lighting means (230) positioned below the transparent members and rotatably coupled to the lifting means (285) by a rotating means. The lighting means rotatably extends when the lifting means (285) is raised, thereby providing illumination to the work piece (270), and rotatably retracts when the lifting means (285) is lowered.

Bottom lighting system for use with a conveyer system

An apparatus to display images with partitionable regions allowing visible, invisible, and narrow field of view of displayed information includes a polarizing means to form a plane polarized light background from incident light, a liquid crystal panel capable of forming cross-polarized images against a plane polarized background, and a proximal movable polarizing means to distinguish images on liquid crystal panel from its plane polarized background. Linear translation of the movable polarizer partitions the liquid crystal panel into regions that are visible where there is optical alignment of the liquid crystal panel, background polarizer, and movable cross-polarizer. An optional remote polarizer complements the movable polarizer and provides a narrow viewing angle of images not visible on the liquid crystal panel. By creating a user defined visible, invisible, and narrow field of view of displayed information on an LCD assembly, electronic devices incorporating such a display can be made to provide computing privacy, accessibility to the device, strategic information separation, and information separation to multiple users.

Partitionable display system

A pick and place machine (30) having morphing vacuum tip (10) comprises a chamber (24) having a sealed first port (25), a filter (22) on a second port (27), and a vacuum (12) on a third port (23), a needle (28) pierced through the sealed first port and through the filter on the second port, wherein a vacuum (14) is placed on the portion of the needle piercing through the sealed first port. Finally, the morphing vacuum tip additionally comprises a non-porous bag (18) having a plurality of fine particles (16) within the bag and an external portion of the bag surrounding a periphery of a portion of the needle pierced through the filter on the second port, the non-porous bag having an open portion being exposed to an external side of the filter on the second port of the chamber, wherein the vacuum on the third port sucks air out of the non-porous bag and the filter prevents the plurality of fine particles from entering the chamber.

Apparatus for picking and placing components using a morphing vacuum tip

A variable resistor (102) for varying a resistance between first and second terminals (145, 150) includes a substrate (200) having formed thereon a resistor network (205) for providing the resistance, wherein the resistor network (205) is electrically coupled between the first and second terminals (145, 150). The variable resistor (102) further includes an elastomeric actuator (300) having opposing upper and lower surfaces (310, 305), wherein the lower surface (305) is conductive. The lower surface (305) electrically couples the first terminal (145) to successive portions of the resistor network (205) as an increasing force is applied to the upper surface (310) of the elastomeric actuator (300), in response to which the resistance between the first and second terminals (145, 150) varies.

Variable resistor utilizing an elastomeric actuator

An optically readable matrix (100) has four intersecting sides of approximately equal length defining a perimeter and includes a binary code formed from light and dark squares of substantially equal sizes located within the perimeter. The matrix (100) comprises first and second orientation squares (105, 110) included in the light and dark squares and located in opposite corners of the matrix (100). Each of the orientation squares (105, 110) preferably includes a contrasting circular area (115, 120) located in a predetermined position within the orientation square (105, 110) and having a predetermined size relationship with the orientation square (105, 110). Such a matrix (100) may be formed on a printed circuit board (505) for use in an electronic device (500) to convey information about the printed circuit board (505). An apparatus (600) for decoding the matrix (100) includes an optical scanner (610) for scanning the matrix (100) and for locating the orientation squares (105, 110). Determination circuitry (710) coupled to the scanner ( 610) determines the size and distance between the circular areas (115, 120) relays the information to computing circuitry (715), which computes the size, orientation, and density of the matrix (100). A controller (705) thereafter translates the binary code.

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Jerrold S Pine