HOWARD M TIBBETTS, JR
Radio and Television Technicians in Tewksbury, MA

License number
Massachusetts 3402
Expiration Date
Dec 31, 2014
Type
Master Technician
Address
Address
Tewksbury, MA 01876

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Grounding Assembly For Programming Cellular Telephones

US Patent:
5884195, Mar 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar 14, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/818129
Inventors:
Francisco X. Gomez - Melrose Park IL
Roger K. Fisher - Ivanhoe IL
Jose De Jesus Marin - Addison IL
Jorge Sierra Lira - Addison IL
Howard M. Tibbetts - Tewksbury MA
Assignee:
Andrew Corporation
International Classification:
H04M 1100, H04M 322
US Classification:
455572
Abstract:
A grounding assembly is provided for a cellular telephone and is integrated into a battery modules for the cellular telephone. The assembly permits a user to manually access the manual test pin of the telephone body portion from the exterior without necessitating removal of the battery module from the cellular telephone body portion. The grounding assembly provides a means for contacting the manual test pin by grounding it to the battery by way of a plunger pin, which after contacting the manual test pin, switches the operation of the cellular telephone into a test mode for reading or programming the parameters in its number assignment module ("NAM").