Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7209772 | Radio telephone A radio telephone with a sliding cover that moves between positions concealing and revealing a plurality of keys. Predetermined functions are performed in response to respective sequences of actuations of the plurality of keys. The exposed keys are utilisable for a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206617 | Mobile communication device and a cover for the same A mobile telephone (1) comprising keys (5 to 10, rows 11 to 14) hinged from the end opposite to a display (2) so as to allow positioning of the keys partly over the display (2) to place soft keys (5,7) next to ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203532 | Clam-shaped electronic device and hinge mechanism thereof A hinge mechanism includes a shaft, a cam, a spring and a sliding member. The shaft has a first end and a second end and the cam is movably disposed at the first end and has an inclined plane facing the second end. Also, the spring is disposed at the second end, and... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203467 | Protective case for electronics in a mobile device A mobile device contains a case to rigidly secure and protect components of the mobile device, especially against large shock forces that can occur when the mobile device is dropped. The case is typically formed using a material that is generally rigid, lightweight ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203529 | Bar type portable wireless terminal A bar type portable wireless terminal includes a lower body installed at its one side surface with a camera lens unit, and at the other surface an image reproduction device is adapted to output images captured by the camera lens unit, and an upper body coupled to an... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200426 | Folding cellular telephone A folding cellular telephone which also functions as an information terminal, enabling an improvement in the usability of both the telephone function and the information terminal function as well as a reduction in electric power consumption for the use of the teleph... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200428 | Portable terminal To improve usability while maintaining miniaturization, in a portable terminal device in which one end part of a first housing having an operating part and one end part of a second housing having a display part are turnably connected by a hinge part, an open state w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200429 | Mobile terminal and hinge device thereof The invention relates to a mobile terminal and hinge device thereof. The mobile terminal comprises: a first keypad disposed with a plurality of keys in the upper face of the main body at one side from a central portion so that the keys can be exposed; a second keypa... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197345 | Replaceable sliding cover unit for folder in folder-type portable phone There is provided a replaceable sliding cover unit for a folder-type phone having a main body, a folder, and a hinge device for connecting the folder to the main body rotatably. A slot is formed around the periphery of the folder. A replaceable sliding cover, having... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197348 | Mobile phone with interchangeable housing A mobile phone with an interchangeable housing. The mobile phone includes a body, a front housing, a rear cover, a battery cover, and a battery pack. The body includes an engaging member. The front housing is detachably disposed on the body via the engaging member. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7187363 | Integrated handheld data processing device having a sliding form factor A handheld data processing device having three functional components assembled in a sliding configuration. A processor module is mechanically coupled to two sliding covers. The processor module houses circuits for performing the functions of data processing and may ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187957 | Portable terminal A portable terminal device includes: a first member having a keyboard operation portion; and a second member having a display portion and attached to the first member via a coupling member movable in a horizontal direction relative to the first member, the second me... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187958 | Folding mobile communications apparatus A folding mobile communications apparatus comprises an upper unit 200, a lower unit 100, and a hinge 300 for connecting the units as rotatable in an open-and-close state. On a main surface 201a of the upper unit 200, a first... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184805 | Hinge device of swing-type portable terminal Disclosed is a hinge device for a swing-type portable terminal having a first housing, a second housing adapted to be rotated about a hinge axis extending perpendicularly to the front surface of the first housing while facing it, and a hinge device for coupling the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184803 | Apparatus for automatically projecting or retracting lens in response to the display of an electronic device incorporating the apparatus being opened or closed The present invention is to provide a retractable lens assembly for automatically projecting or retracting its lens in response to a display of an electronic device (e.g., cellular phone or notebook) incorporating a lens assembly being opened or closed, which includ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184806 | Sliding module for mobile terminal Disclosed is a sliding module for a mobile terminal, which includes a sliding plate having a guide rail with curving points in first and second sections adjacent to each other in a longitudinal direction; a guide plate connected to the sliding plate to support the s... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181239 | Portable telephone apparatus with camera A portable telephone apparatus with camera is disclosed, in which the interference between the harmonic component generated from the camera and the receiving frequency band for radio communication can be reduced. The apparatus comprises a radio communication circuit... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180754 | Connecting mechanism for a battery case and a body of a portable electronic device A connecting mechanism for a battery case and a main body of a portable electronic device includes a main body (10), a connecting member (20), a cover (30), and a shaft (40). The main body has a receptacle (162), and a recessed por... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181257 | Slider mechanism for handheld devices A slider mechanism (414) includes a first element (516), a second element (518) and a biasing device (590). The second element (518) slides with respect to the first element (516) along a path. The biasing device (590... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171247 | Hinge device The present invention provides a hinge for coupling a stationary member with a movable member which can be relatively moved to folded and unfolded positions with respect to the stationary member. The hinge includes a housing, a cam member having a cam, a cam followe... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167733 | Portable telephone with detachable earphone and microphone modules A portable telephone (10) includes comprises a main body (11), a detachable member (12), a data transmission cable (13), and a spring biased spool (20). The detachable member includes an earphone module (121), a microphone m... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159833 | Coupling device for portable terminal A coupling device couples a first member and a second member to be relatively slidable and horizontally rotatable. The device is provided with the first member having a keyboard unit section and the second member having a display unit section in respectively separat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162283 | Sliding type mobile telephone terminal Disclosed is a sliding type mobile telephone terminal comprising (a) a main housing with upper and lower surfaces, (b) a sliding housing with upper and lower surfaces and first and second guide slots symmetrically formed on the lower surface to have a designated sha... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158809 | Mobile device with integral print apparatus and print media supply A mobile phone device with integral internal print apparatus and print media supply is provided. The device comprises a mobile telephone unit, an internal print media storage unit, a processor, a printhead, an ink distribution unit, and a print media feed mechanism.... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158817 | Portable terminal This portable terminal comprises, a first panel at least having a display, a second panel at least having a keyboard and a hinge unit attached on both the first panel and the second panel, wherein the hinge unit comprises both rotating mechanism around a center axis... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158818 | Slide type mobile terminal and sliding mechanism thereof In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a slide type mobile terminal comprises a first body; a second body slidably installed on the first body; and a sliding mechanism installed between the first body and the second body for guiding a slide motion of the se... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158816 | Foldable and portable mobile communication terminal A foldable and portable mobile communication terminal is formed as a two-folded type in which a lower-side body unit and upper-side unit are coupled openably and closably by a two-shaft hinge mechanism. The two-shaft hinge mechanism includes a first hinge unit that ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158371 | Portable swing-type digital communication device with step compensating mechanism Disclosed herein is a portable swing-type digital communication device with a step compensating mechanism. The portable swing-type digital communication device comprises a body housing, and a swing housing rotatably attached to the body housing by means of a hinge m... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158085 | Antenna apparatus for sliding-type portable terminal Disclosed is an antenna apparatus for a sliding-type portable terminal having a first housing and a second housing adapted to slide along the longitudinal direction of the first housing including an external antenna having a stationary antenna portion extending alon... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149306 | Housing assembly of portable electronic device The present invention discloses a housing assembly of a portable electronic device. The housing assembly includes the first housing having a clasp and the second housing having a clasp and a clip. The first and second plates have latches and are slidably disposed on... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146196 | Method for identifying detachable cover of a cellular phone A cellular phone includes a housing and a cover detachably installed on the housing, the cover containing an ID module for identifying the cover. The cellular phone also contains a transceiver for controlling operation of the cellular phone, the transceiver containi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146197 | Portable communication device with two housings connected by cylindrical hinge A portable communication device is disclosed. The portable communication device comprises a first housing extending in the longitudinal direction thereof, a second housing rotated about a first hinge axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first hous... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146195 | Hinge device and cell phone using the hinge device A hinge device for use in a foldable device is provided which allows the cover member to be pivoted clockwise and counterclockwise so that the cover member can be used in a variety of ways and also has an excellent functionality. A cellphone using such a hinge devic... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139596 | Modular two-body design for integration of mobile computing device features with a wireless communication device The integrated computing wireless communication device offers the added flexibility of conventional mobile computing devices while offering optional portability of the wireless communication device. The integrated computing wireless communication device includes an ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138962 | Multi-task interactive wireless telecommunications device A portable wireless telecommunications device has electronic computer visual display includes at least one central display screen and at least two additional screens respectively disposed foldably to the right and left of said central screen, for displaying simultan... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136688 | Slide type cellular phone and sliding method thereof A slide type cellular phone having two separate bodies automatically or manually sliding with respect to each other includes a first main body having a motor with a shaft, an elastic member elastically supporting the motor, and a switch activating the motor, a power... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136686 | Portable information terminal equipment Portable information terminal equipment having a function to perform the informing process at the time of reception in cooperation with a connecting section driving mechanism as well as a function to enable the open/close movement of the upper and lower units throug... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133706 | Mobile communication device having a keyboard including a keypad The present invention relates to a mobile communication device having a keyboard and a method for controlling the operation of the keyboard of such a mobile communication device. The keyboard provides a QWERTY styled layout including a keypad similar to a ITU-T keyp... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127277 | Handheld electronic device having shiftable pivot structure A handheld electronic device comprises a shiftable pivot structure (230) interconnecting a flip cover (210) to a base (220) of the device. The base has a pivotal accommodation groove (224) and the flip cover has a pivot sleeve (212... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127332 | Retaining element for a portable computer device A mounting support for a portable computing device is described, the mounting support being at least part of a drawer. The mounting support is mounted in a drawer that may be inserted an instrument panel of a motor vehicle. The mounting support is used for the secur... | 10/24/2006 |
