David W Reber

US Patent:

20120099261, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Mar 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/039054

Inventors:

David REBER - Cedar Park TX, US

Assignee:

Xplore Technologies Corp. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H05K 5/02

US Classification:

3616793

Abstract:

A computer includes various features that improve its functionality and/or ease of use. A modular electronics cartridge that includes a piston seal and opposed-direction latches removably engages a cartridge bay of the computer. A high intensity touch-screen display and a high power processor are disposed in a sealed compartment of the computer, and a remote heat exchanger is used to cool the sealed compartment. An interface converter/adapter converts a standard mini-PCI Express slot into a specialized mini-PCI Express slot with voice capabilities. SIM and microSD card slots mount to a pivoting door on the computer such that opening the door provides easier access to the card slots.

US Patent:

20120099262, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Dec 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/969191

Inventors:

David REBER - Cedar Park TX, US
Michael Garel - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Xplore Technologies Corp. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 1/16

US Classification:

3616794

Abstract:

A computer includes various features that improve its functionality and/or ease of use. A modular electronics cartridge that includes a piston seal and opposed-direction latches removably engages a cartridge bay of the computer. A high intensity touch-screen display and a high power processor are disposed in a sealed compartment of the computer, and a remote heat exchanger is used to cool the sealed compartment. An interface converter/adapter converts a standard mini-PCI Express slot into a specialized mini-PCI Express slot with voice capabilities. SIM and microSD card slots mount to a pivoting door on the computer such that opening the door provides easier access to the card slots.

US Patent:

20120099265, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Dec 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/969159

Inventors:

David REBER - Cedar Park TX, US

Assignee:

Xplore Technologies Corp. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 1/16

US Classification:

36167926, 36167902

Abstract:

A computer includes various features that improve its functionality and/or ease of use. A modular electronics cartridge that includes a piston seal and opposed-direction latches removably engages a cartridge bay of the computer. A high intensity touch-screen display and a high power processor are disposed in a sealed compartment of the computer, and a remote heat exchanger is used to cool the sealed compartment. An interface converter/adapter converts a standard mini-PCI Express slot into a specialized mini-PCI Express slot with voice capabilities. SIM and microSD card slots mount to a pivoting door on the computer such that opening the door provides easier access to the card slots.

US Patent:

20120099266, Apr 26, 2012

Filed:

Dec 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/969172

Inventors:

David REBER - Cedar Park TX, US
Michael Garel - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Xplore Technologies Corp. - Austin TX

International Classification:

G06F 1/16

US Classification:

36167926

Abstract:

A computer includes various features that improve its functionality and/or ease of use. A modular electronics cartridge that includes a piston seal and opposed-direction latches removably engages a cartridge bay of the computer. A high intensity touch-screen display and a high power processor are disposed in a sealed compartment of the computer, and a remote heat exchanger is used to cool the sealed compartment. An interface converter/adapter converts a standard mini-PCI Express slot into a specialized mini-PCI Express slot with voice capabilities. SIM and microSD card slots mount to a pivoting door on the computer such that opening the door provides easier access to the card slots.

US Patent:

20130107445, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Oct 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/284506

Inventors:

David Reber - Cedar Park TX, US
Bryan Bell - Georgetown TX, US

Assignee:

Xplore Technologies Corp. - Austin TX

International Classification:

H05K 7/00

US Classification:

36167941

Abstract:

A system and apparatus for robustly transferring power and data between a portable computing device, such as a ruggedized tablet, and a docking station is provided. The tablet and the docking station may each have a docking connector and a wireless communication device. In some embodiments, the docking station may transfer power to the tablet through electrical contacts of the docking connectors and may communicate data through the wireless communication devices. The docking station's docking connector may mount electrical contacts for transferring power and may mount few or no electrical contacts for transferring data. The tablet's docking connector may retain electrical contacts for transferring power and electrical contacts for transferring data. In some embodiments, all the electrical contacts for transferring data may be unused.

US Patent:

20220269149, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

Feb 25, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/185485

Inventors:

- Lincolnshire IL, US
David William Reber - Cedar Park TX, US
Dennis Barrett - Allen TX, US

International Classification:

G03B 9/36
G03B 17/56
G06F 1/16
H04N 5/225
G03B 11/04

Abstract:

A computing device includes: a housing supporting a transparent panel to define an enclosure; a camera supported within the enclosure, the camera having a field of view extending through the transparent panel; and a privacy shutter supported within the enclosure, between the transparent panel and the camera, the privacy shutter having a shutter magnet, and being movable via magnetic activation between (i) an enabled position obstructing the field of view, and (ii) a disabled position clearing the field of view.

US Patent:

20220253096, Aug 11, 2022

Filed:

Feb 5, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/168717

Inventors:

- Lincolnshire IL, US
David William Reber - Cedar Park TX, US
Brian D. Ryder - Leander TX, US
Chad Chaumont - Mount Sinai NY, US
Dennis Barrett - Allen TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/16
F16M 11/04
F16M 13/00

Abstract:

A dock for a computing device includes: a cradle configured to receive a first edge of the computing device; a body extending from the cradle, the body having: (i) a first mounting surface configured to removably support a first accessory module in a first volume adjacent to the computing device, and (ii) a second mounting surface configured to removably support, independently of the first accessory module, a second accessory module in a second volume disjoint from the first volume.

US Patent:

20220247115, Aug 4, 2022

Filed:

Feb 1, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/163897

Inventors:

- Lincolnshire IL, US
David William Reber - Cedar Park TX, US

International Classification:

H01R 13/52

Abstract:

A connector includes: a connector body having an outer end and an opposing inner end, the connector body supported by a housing of a first device, wherein the outer end is exposed to an exterior of the housing and the inner end is placed within an interior of the housing; a signal conductor extending between the inner end and the outer end to engage with a complementary connector of a second device; a conductive resiliently deformable sleeve extending between the inner end and the outer end of the connector body, wherein the conductive resiliently deformable sleeve: (i) defines an electrically isolating shield that substantially encloses the signal conductor from the inner end to the outer end, and (ii) forms a seal against the second device encircling the signal conductor and the complementary connector.