Qualcomm Incorporated

Thomas J Chintala

Paul Eric Jacobs

Stephen G Miggels

David C Stowers

Gina M Lombardi

John J Wendorff

Jose F Olivas

Stanley T Scheufler

Dawn E Beattie

Scott R Semenik

John E Maloney

Sean A Moran

Joel G Delman

Jeffrey Jay Rhine

Gregory Paul Heinzinger

Martin J Kimbell

Miguel A Cano, Jr

Mark R Gartz

Clifton Eugene Scott

Steven A Mergenthaler

Daniel Waldburger

Clinton James Wilber

Brett A Kayzar

Douglas H Moe

Scott C Asbill

Paul J Smith

James Beckwith

Jason C Baron

Robert W Howe

Michel W Schnetzer

Thomas J Neppl

Paul Barnier

Kam Cheong Anthony Tsoi

Kimberly Meyer Koro

Ramin Moallemi

Richard M Abney

Thomas J Zeran

The disclosed embodiments provide devices and methods for securely retaining an antenna to a communications device. The disclosed embodiments include an antenna assembly connectable with a housing. The antenna assembly may include a connector having a connector body extending from a first end to a second end and thereby defining a longitudinal axis. The first end and the housing include at least one set of corresponding, irreversible engagement members movable one way from an unlocked position and a locked position. In the unlocked position the antenna assembly is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the communications device, while in the locked position the antenna assembly is not movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the communications device. An antenna is securable relative to the connector body and is connectable with the communications device through an electrical conductor. A retainer mechanism having a retainer body may be fixedly positioned relative to the first engagement member to secure the antenna assembly in the locked position. Methods of retaining an antenna assembly in a communications device are also disclosed.

Devices and methods for retaining an antenna

Portable phone

The described embodiments provide mobile electronic devices and associated methods for securely maintaining a connected relationship between device housings. These embodiments include a first housing having at least one first engagement portion and a second housing having at least one second engagement portion, where the second engagement portion is movable between a disconnected state and a connected state relative to the first engagement portion. Further, the second engagement portion is also movable a predetermined engagement distance. Additionally, a limiting structure is positionable adjacent to at least one of the first housing and the second housing such that the limiting structure prevents the second engagement portion from moving the predetermined engagement distance after achieving the connected state.

Devices and methods for connecting housings

The described embodiments provide devices and methods for securing a lens member in a mobile electronic device. The lens member is positionable between a front housing and a rear housing of the device such that inner surfaces of the housings both exert a biasing force on the lens member such that the lens member is substantially immovable relative to the inner surfaces. As such, the lens member is securely fixed within the housings and cannot be removed or separated from one or both housings without evidence of tampering.

Devices and methods for retaining a lens in a mobile electronic device

The described embodiments provide devices and methods for creating an electrical connection in an electronic system. The devices and methods include a standoff that connects a circuit element with a circuit board and supports the circuit element at a sufficient height above the circuit board to create an additional layout area. The additional layout area may be utilized to mount additional circuit elements to the circuit board.

Devices and methods for mounting circuit elements

Belt clip for a portable electronic device

Portable electronic device

A portable phone has a cavity at one end in which a hinge pin is rotatably mounted, with opposite ends of the hinge pin releasably secured to a flip panel rotatable between a closed position extending over part of one face of the phone, and an open position. The hinge pin includes a cam formation, and a biasing spring secured in the cavity has a bearing portion acting against the cam portion to releasably retain the flip panel in its open and closed positions. A cam retainer is mounted in the cavity to extend over the hinge pin and resist bending of the hinge pin out of a straight, axial orientation.

Cam retainer for flip-style portable phone

A snap hinge assembly for rotatably connecting a flip cover to a portable phone housing has only two parts, a hinge pin and a spring. The hinge pin is rotatably mounted in the housing and secured to the cover so as to rotate with the cover as it is opened and closed, and has a cam portion for engaging the spring. The spring is anchored in the housing and has a bearing portion for bearing against the cam portion as the pin rotates with the cover. The shape of the cam portion is such that the bearing portion is resiliently biased as the hinge pin rotates, and released at a predetermined orientation so as to snap the cover into either the open or closed position, depending on the direction of rotation of the pin. The cover is held by the engaging spring and cam surfaces in the open or closed position until positively urged towards the opposite end position.

Snap hinge mechanism for flip style portable phone

A hinge apparatus has relatively rotatable first and second parts, one of which is adapted to be secured to the phone housing and the other of which is adapted to be secured to a cover. One of the parts comprises a cam and the other comprises a follower, the cam having end stops corresponding to an open and a closed position of the cover relative to the housing, and a convex surface between the end stops to provide initial resistance to rotation of the cover out of the open and closed positions. The parts are spring loaded such that the cover is snapped into the open and closed positions, respectively, once the follower passes the arcuate surface of the cam.

Hinge apparatus for flip style portable phone

Battery pack for a portable telephone

Portable telephone

Battery pack

An EMI shielding apparatus has an outer peripheral wall extending around a combined area of predetermined shape and dimensions for enclosing at least two adjacent areas on a printed wiring board to be shielded from one another. A single transverse wall extends between opposing portions of the peripheral wall to divide the combined area into the two adjacent sub-areas to be shielded from one another. The single transverse wall is of single wall thickness, reducing the EMI shield footprint. The peripheral wall and transverse wall may be formed integrally as one frame, or from two or more adjacent sub-frames.

EMI shield apparatus for printed wiring board

Growing community of inventors

San Diego, CA, United States of America

Thomas J Chintala