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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert D Loy, Whitney Point, NY (US);
Osvaldo A Mantilla, Endicott, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379433 ; 379434 ;
Abstract
An electronic device, e.g., a cellular phone, which includes an extendable antenna for receiving electronic signals, the antenna being of hollow configuration and designed for receiving sound waves at a designated receiving portion thereon and for directing the sound waves through the hollow portion whereby the waves strike a microphone located within the device's housing. The device may also include a computer function to expand the capabilities of the device.