Patent Portfolio
The first GRANT in 1994, the list is still growing . . .
James Tracy, as primary officer of Future Product Innovations, is the named-inventor of a long list of inventions which have been GRANTED as ISSUED PATENTS by the US Patent Office and assigned to FPI's client's portfolios.
The first patent, granted in May 1994, is shown here:
Below is a list of both Utility and Ornamental Patents developed by James L. Tracy, owner and proprietor of Future Product Innovations, all of which were invented and patented during his long tenure working with Motorola.
FPI can generate patents for your company too, either by teaching your staff the methods of Innovation or by contracting your designs as outsourced Product Development.
To view any of these patents in detail, click on the patent number.
5,315,483 Housing with non-planer radial seal
5,465,193 Front light element to emit light
5,548,084 Integrated light pipe for shielded housing
5,951,317 Accessory Connector
6,452,811 Solder Attachment of stacked Circuitry
6,728,557 Hinge Assembly for Multi-Configuration Device
6,850,200 Compact PIFA antenna for Automated Mfg
7,053,799 Electroluminescent lighting for adaptive Keys
7,098,897 Local Contact area for a touch screen
7,260,420 Apparatus for Stimulating areas on a Wearer
7,330,178 Multi-Layer Cholesterics Adaptable Keypad
7,331,793 Magnetic Connector
7,416,414 Magnet providing electrical contact and assembly method
7,523,862 Multi-Function Keypad using colored light sources
(Korean patent office) #10-0564687 Adaptive Keypad Button
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Ornamental Patents (Styling & Product Appearance)
D349,681
D350,347 Portable two-way Device
D355,637
D402,632 Housing for an Audio Connector
D406,811
D408,008
D421,435 Housing for a two-way Device
D451,484 Two-way Device
Shown below is one of the more complex dynamic mechanisms patented, now being used by SAMSUNG Electronics, on their Zeal & Alias models. Note these two SAMSUNG models use both the Dual Hinge Patent & Adaptive Keypad (E-Ink) patents invented by James L. Tracy.
