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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5276916 | Communication device having a speaker and microphone A radio or speaker-microphone unit includes a housing having first and second portions. A speaker is disposed in one of the portions and a microphone in the other of the portions. The portions are movable between first and second relative positions, with ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5265275 | Selective call receiver having moveable battery contacts A selective call receiver (12) comprises a receiver circuit (78) and first and second contacts (80, 82) each having a first end (84, 86) electrically coupled to the receiver circuit (78) and each having a second end (92, 94). The selective call receiver (... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5258892 | Molded-in antenna with solderless interconnect A communication device (10) includes a loop antenna (18) that is located within a molded portion of the housing (14) of the communication device, and an electrical contact (20) for the antenna that also provides a mechanical support for at least a portion... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5249102 | Portable electric device with sliding switch cover A portable electronic device, such as a portable sound reproducing device, a portable sound recording/reproducing device, a portable radio receiver or a portable video tape recorder, comprising a case containing an electronic circuit assembly and having a... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245511 | Car stereo having a detachable grille A car stereo has a grille detachably mounted on a stereo body. Engaging recesses are formed at the four corners of the grille. Flexible latch members are provided on the stereo body, each of which is adapted to engage with the corresponding engaging reces... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5243493 | Fanless convection cooling design for personal computers An enclosure is described for housing a personal computer. The natural convection system of the present invention for dissipating heat generated by the electronic components of a personal computer consists of a housing defining a cavity containing the ele... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241695 | Molded shield with integral key switch circuitry The molded key switch shield assembly (100) includes a molded member (104) and a key switch overlay (102). The molded member (104) includes a shield metallization pattern (136) which substantially covers major portions of both the first (138) and second m... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5241592 | Telephonic handset housing assembly for cordless telephone A telephonic handset housing assembly for a cordless telephone. The housing assembly comprises a carriage and a clip which is releasably engageable with the carriage. Because the clip is releasably engageable with the carriage, when the handset is not to ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5235337 | Search and rescue transponder housing An improved search and rescue transponder having an improved housing assembly that permits the device to be turned on or off by rotating one segment of the housing relative to the other for ease of use even with heavy or bulky gloves. In addition, the hou... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5233506 | Fastener for housing assembly A fastener for fastening front and rear housing portions of a housing assembly theretogether. A resilient tongue member is affixed to a surface of the rear housing portion to extend upwardly therefrom. A beveled, top edge surface of the resilient tongue m... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5229925 | Modular front panel and enclosure for electronic apparatus A housing for electronic apparatus, including an enclosure for housing power supply and amplifier circuits that are common to a number of different functional devices. A replaceable, hinged, modular front panel is provided and carries a control circuit on... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5203022 | Clamping assembly for interlocking a radio and battery housing A portable radio assembly comprises a radio housing (12), a battery housing (14), and a sliding clamp (40) for interconnecting the housings (12 and 14).... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5175926 | Method of manufacturing an automotive sound system An automotive sound system achieves manufacturing flexibility by joining a common chassis which implements radio functions with additional boards that are specific to either a cassette, CD, or DAT mechanism which is to be joined with the radio as an integ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5175873 | Water resistant selective call receiver A selective call receiver includes first and second housing portions forming a chamber therebetween which houses the electronic circuitry for receiving messages, a display for displaying the messages, and an annunciator for alerting a user that a message ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5166868 | Sealing pad for a radio device A molded sealing pad for a radio housing assembly is provided which has an outer sealing portion for sealing the outer periphery of the radio housing, and an inner sealing portion for sealing inner apertures of the housing assembly. The outer sealing port... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5159712 | Radio integrated with bicycle handlebars An audio accessory is provided for mounting to the handlebar of a bicycle. The accessory includes a housing for containing an electronic audio system such as a radio and elongated concavely shaped side portions for engaging upwardly extending diverging ex... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5155659 | Hand-held data collection terminal with battery compartment sealing lid and lid-tethering hand strap A portable, hand-held data collection terminal is housed in an elongate, protective housing. A frontal surface of the housing includes a display screen and a keyboard. A battery compartment of the data collection terminal has an access opening which is co... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5143343 | Automobile radio security system An automobile radio security system for protecting car radios and similar equipment using a locked chamber linked to the car using a mounting device located in a clear area on the fire wall. The device can be modified during production and installation to... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5099254 | Modular transmitter and antenna array system A module for constructing a modular transmitter is disclosed. The module contains antenna elements along the front edge of a base. RF circuitry is fabricated on both the top and the bottom sides of the base. The base contains heat pipes to carry heat away... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5086509 | Thermally adaptive housing for hand held radio telephone device A housing for a portable radio telephone device to which a part thereof is exposed externally at a position recessed from an outer surface of a portable radio telephone device so that the part does not contact the skin whereby heat generated within the po... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5073978 | Box-shaped frame for removeable car radios, adjustable in depth to fit radio sets of different lengths Box-shaped frame (10) to carry removeable car radio sets (50) in motor vehicles, in which the position of the rear end (30), on which there are electric connections (41), is adjustable to adapt the frame to car radios (50) of different lengths, by means o... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5068765 | Marine stereo cover with detenting hinge A radio installation kit, for installing a radio to a marine vessel dash, the improvement comprising: a first plastic frame having wall structure comprising first end and side walls and a main front panel interconnecting the end and side walls; structure ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5045824 | Dielectric filter construction A ceramic filter mountable on a multi-layer circuit board. The filter contains a two-level mounting surface for matingly engaging with a circuit board. One surface portion of the two-level mounting surface extends through a recessed area formed upon a sur... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5045973 | Procedure for manufacturing a radio telephone chassis and a chassis manufactured according to this procedure A procedure for manufacturing a radio telephone chassis and for mounting circuit boards on the chassis, and a radio telephone chassis produced according to the procedure. The chassis is made from a sheet metal blank by suitably die cutting and bending it ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5038253 | Transceiver mounting assembly having integrally formed lock A mounting assembly for mounting a transceiver thereupon. The mounting assembly is integrally formed of a flexible material, and permits affixation of the transceiver thereto when the transceiver is positioned in a confronting relation upon the assembly, ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5036432 | Plastic shell structure for radio telephone The present invention concerns a shell structure for a radio telephone. The shell comprises three parts: a box-like part or base (1), a cover part (3), and a locking part (4) having flexible tongues. A finished tested radio telephone unit may be disposed ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5029236 | Radiotelephone apparatus A radiotelephone apparatus employed as a so-called portable telephone or a car telephone includes an outer casing, a chassis base plate provided in the outer casing and mounting an electronic circuit section containing above all a heated element or elemen... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5020138 | Radio communication apparatus having cooling means A radio communication apparatus has a modulating portion for modulating a carrier with a signal to be transmitting so as to produce a transmission signal. A signal transmitting portion causes the transmissible signal to be subjected to power amplification... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5001779 | Mounting arrangement for motorcycle stereo system A package and a method for making the package for mounting a sound system on a motorcycle, which is easily attached and detached from the motorcycle is disclosed. The components of the sound system are generally surrounded by a cushioning filler and enclo... | 03/19/1991 |
| 5001772 | Power pack with concealed radio transmitter for portable cellular telephone The present power pack for a portable cellular telephone has a concealed radio transmitter for law enforcement use. The usual battery compartment in the housing of the power pack has a shortened battery compartment above which are located interior walls o... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4963876 | Thin programmable remote control transmitter A transmitter includes case, a thin non-conductive pad with an electrically conductive coating applied to selective areas of the pad, one or more electrically conductive actuator buttons on the pad to activate the transmitter, a thin insulator containing ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4962447 | Radio frequency signal and power distribution duct A radio frequency signal and power distribution duct system includes mating interconnections permitting daisy chaining of a plurality of individual units to provide as many power and radio frequency signal outlets as desired. Three types of units, types A... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4956747 | Multiple signal transmission device A multiple signal transmission unit includes input/output modules having top and bottom portions which are connected electrically and mechanically via a plug connection. The bottom portions are designed exclusively for the current supply of the neighborin... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4939792 | Moldable/foldable radio housing A molded thermoplastic housing (100) includes base (102) and cover (104) members joined by a living hinge (106). The base member (102) includes a peripheral wall (108). Four solderable printed circuit patterns (112, 114, 116 and 118) are vacuum deposited ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4920455 | Radio frequency device circuit arrangement The present invention provides a radio frequency device circuit arrangement with a UHF and VHF receiver part of a television set, which television set has a single base circuit board frame construction. The board has a soldering side and a component side.... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4912602 | Mechanical fastening system for an electronic equipment housing A housing for miniature electronic equipment is disclosed. A mechanical fastening system is utilized in holding front and rear portions of the housing together without conventional fasteners. The front housing portion has cantiliever beam spring catches w... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4894663 | Ultra thin radio housing with integral antenna The preferred housing includes an integrally molded thermoplastic base (102) and cover (104) assembly. The cover is joined to the base by a living hinge (106) and a peripheral wall (108) extends around the perimeter of the base. In one embodiment, the ant... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4881150 | Housing and holder assembly for a portable communication apparatus A housing and holder assemply applicable to, for example, a radio pager or similar portable communication apparatus includes a battery cover which is attached to the bottom of a housing of the apparatus and slidable into and out of engagement with the hou... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4879759 | Holding structure for a paging receiver having extra functions A paging receiver to which various extra functions may be selectively added. A receiver body of the paging receiver has a miniature and thin configuration and is provided with only a sound type alerting function. Minimum necessary degrees of receiving fun... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4870702 | Adjustable portable console sleeve for radios An adjustable, portable console sleeve for radios, for receiving and operating an automobile radio tuner. The console sleeve has a generally rectangular housing with a rectangular opening formed along one side for receiving and enclosing the radio tuner. ... | 09/26/1989 |
