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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:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Jorge L. Garcia, Plantation, FL (US);
Richard A. Lauterberg, Margate, FL (US);
Shuyong Shao, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jorge L. Garcia, Plantation, FL (US);
Richard A. Lauterberg, Margate, FL (US);
Shuyong Shao, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting wetness in an accessory jack of a portable communication device (), such as a two-way radio, is provided. By monitoring an accessory jack detect pin of the radio () for a change in resistance () that falls within predetermined parameters, a determination can be made () as to whether the accessory jack contacts are wet or dry. An alert is provided to a user () of the portable communication device that the accessory jack contacts need to be dried.