Thomas Ray Rollins

US Patent:

7088256, Aug 8, 2006

Filed:

Jul 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/903541

Inventors:

Peter S. Opela - Lake Worth FL, US
Thomas J. Rollins - Boynton Beach FL, US
Yun Yee Wong - Round Lake IL, US

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

G08B 21/00

US Classification:

34063615, 34063612, 3404071

Abstract:

A portable electronic device () comprises an attached device (), a vibrator (), and a processor () coupled between the attached device () and the vibrator (). The processor () is adapted to detect the attached device (), determine an identification for the attached device (), associate a drive voltage with the identification, and drive the vibrator () using the drive voltage.

US Patent:

8031059, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

May 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/160590

Inventors:

Thomas James Rollins - Boynton Beach FL, US
Bruce McKay Morton - Snohomish WA, US

Assignee:

Motorola Mobility, Inc. - Libertyville IL

International Classification:

H04B 3/36
G08B 1/08

US Classification:

3404071, 3405391, 4554121

Abstract:

A system () for communicating multimedia messages includes a multimedia message server () that is operable to transmit () visual media, a vibration melody (), and an audio segment () that is preferably filtered () to exclude frequencies of the vibration melody () through a network () to a client device (), and is operable to, preferably at a later time, to transmit instructions () to the client device () to output the vibration melody (), audio segment () and visual media. At the client device, () the audio segment () and the vibration melody () and visual media are preferably stored () in a memory () and in response to the instruction signal are read () from the memory (), decoded () and output () to a user. The vibration melody () and the audio segment () are preferably applied at least partially concurrently applied to an electromechanical transducer ().

US Patent:

20040203503, Oct 14, 2004

Filed:

May 31, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/160618

Inventors:

Thomas Rollins - Boynton Beach FL, US
Bruce Morton - Snohomish WA, US
Charles Murphy - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

H04B001/38

US Classification:

455/090300, 455/066100

Abstract:

A portable electronic apparatus () includes a housing wall (), and a piezoelectric transducer () unitized with the housing wall (). The housing wall () can be overmolded with the piezoelectric transducer () or the piezoelectric transducer () can be bonded to the wall (). The portable electronic apparatus can for example comprise a watch () or a wireless communication device (). The piezoelectric transducer () can be driven to vibrate so as to produce a perceptible tactile or audible alert. The geometry of the piezoelectric transducer () and the manner in which it is integrated with the electronic apparatus () are such that only a small volume is required to accommodate the piezoelectric transducer ().

US Patent:

51091763, Apr 28, 1992

Filed:

Nov 16, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/614419

Inventors:

Tuan K. Nguyen - Boca Raton FL
Thomas J. Rollins - Boca Raton FL
Charles W. Snyder - Boynton Beach FL
Charles W. Mooney - Lake Worth FL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H01L 4108

US Classification:

310348

Abstract:

Two or more crystal filter blanks are mounted together in such a manner so as to minimize the printed circuit board surface area occupied by their aggregate footprint and to minimize the vibratory and oscillatory interference among the cyrstal filters. Mounting devices are coupled to a first nonvibratory node and a second nonvibratory node of the crystal blanks to minimize vibrational and oscillatory interference between the crystal filters. Insulating material is disposed between the crystal blanks for electrically insulating and physically separating the crystal blanks from each other to additionally minimize electrical and vibrational interference between the crystal blanks.

US Patent:

49492217, Aug 14, 1990

Filed:

Feb 3, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/306009

Inventors:

Thomas J. Rollins - Boca Raton FL
Charles W. Mooney - Lake Worth FL
James I. Jaffee - West Palm Beach FL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H05K 702

US Classification:

361400

Abstract:

An encased electronic component comprises a casing (10) for protecting the component while exposing electrodes (or terminations) thereof for soldering. The casing includes an aperture for allowing air internal of the casing to exhaust upon heating during soldering so as to oppose the ingress of foreign material into the casing.

US Patent:

60781262, Jun 20, 2000

Filed:

May 29, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/087558

Inventors:

Thomas James Rollins - Boynton Beach FL
Bruce McKay Morton - Lake Worth FL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H01L 4108

US Classification:

310330

Abstract:

A resonant piezoelectric alerting device (400) includes a motional mass (130) and a piezoelectric actuator (100) which is constrained to an actuator mount (132) at a first end and coupled to the motional mass (130) at a second end, the piezoelectric actuator and the motional mass in combination producing a resonant system having a predetermined frequency of operation. The piezoelectric actuator 9100) is responsive to a control signal (108, 110) generated at the predetermined frequency generates an alternating out-of-plane movement(812, 814) of said motional mass (130) which is transformed into tacile energy to provide a tactile alert about the resonant frequency (608). The out-of-plane movement (812, 814) of the motional mass (130) is also transformed into acoustic energy to provide an audible alert in response to a control signal generated above the predetermined frequency (608).

US Patent:

D3224643, Dec 17, 1991

Filed:

Aug 20, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/569664

Inventors:

William J. Scheid - Coral Springs FL
Joseph E. Laviana - Lake Worth FL
Thomas J. Rollins - Boca Raton FL

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

US Classification:

D14191

US Patent:

59457724, Aug 31, 1999

Filed:

May 29, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/087309

Inventors:

Philip P. Macnak - West Palm Beach FL
Thomas James Rollins - Boynton Beach FL

Assignee:

Motorla, Inc. - Schaumburg IL

International Classification:

H01L 4108

US Classification:

310326

Abstract:

A damped resonant piezoelectric alerting device (600) includes a motional mass (130), a damping element (136, 156) magnetically coupled to the motional mass (130) and a piezoelectric actuator (100) which is constrained to an actuator mount (132) at a first end and coupled to the motional mass (130) at a second end. The piezoelectric actuator (100) responds to a control signal (108, 110) to generate an alternating out-of-plane movement (812, 814) of the motional mass (130) at an amplitude (412, 414). The alternating out-of-plane movement (812, 814) of the motional mass (130) is transformed into tactile energy to provide a tactile alert about a resonant frequency (608). The amplitude (412, 414) of the out-of-plane movement (812, 814) of the motional mass (130) is controlled by the damping element (136, 156). The alternating out-of-plane movement (812, 814) of the motional mass (130) is also transformed into acoustic energy to provide an audible alert above the resonant frequency (608).