Christopher Scott Schafer

US Patent:

20200409414, Dec 31, 2020

Filed:

Jun 28, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/457000

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Katherine Margaret Bailey - Seattle WA, US
Ketan R. Shah - Redmond WA, US
Yajing Liu - Kirkland WA, US
Karsten Aagaard - Monroe WA, US
Scott Jeffrey Korn - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Alan Schafer - Redmond WA, US
Cesar Ambriz Rios - San Francisco CA, US
Alex Sai Cheong Cheng - Steilacoom WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/16
G06F 3/02
H01R 13/62

Abstract:

Aspects of the present disclosure include connection mechanisms for a peripheral computing device to connect with a mobile computing device. The peripheral computing device may include a device interface component that defines part of the connection mechanisms, and an electrical connection protrusion extending from the device interface component and configured to insert in a corresponding electrical receptacle of a computing device. The device interface component may also include a magnetically connectable docking member configured to magnetically attract or to be magnetically attracted to a corresponding docking component on the computing device. The device interface component may further include a support rail configured to support the electrical connection protrusion and the magnetically connectable docking member. The support rail may comprise a shoulder configured to define a pivot point to guide connecting the peripheral computing device with the computing device.

US Patent:

20180375251, Dec 27, 2018

Filed:

May 23, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/987864

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Akash Atul SHAH - Seattle WA, US
Christopher Alan SCHAFER - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H01R 13/62
H01R 13/24
H01R 11/30
H01R 13/64
H01R 13/627
H01R 13/66

Abstract:

A magnetic receptacle is described. The receptacle includes an electronic connector having an engagement feature on one or more sides of the electronic connector. The engagement feature is configured to engage a latching feature on a magnetic protrusion. The receptacle includes one or more receptacle magnets positioned adjacent the magnetic receptacle configured to deactivate the latching feature on the magnetic protrusion. In one implementation, a magnetic plug is described. The plug includes a plug tip. The plug includes one or more latching features. The plug includes one or more plug magnets positioned adjacent the plug tip. The one or more plug magnets are configured to cooperate with one or more receptacle magnets to transition the one or more latching features between an engaged state and a disengaged state.