Giles M Lowe

US Patent:

7995350, Aug 9, 2011

Filed:

Dec 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/340413

Inventors:

Vinh H. Diep - Milpitas CA, US
Giles Matthew Lowe - San Francisco CA, US
Phillip Satterfield - East Palo Alto CA, US
Clark Everett Waterfall - Campbell CA, US
Alex Chun lap Yeung - South San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H05K 5/00

US Classification:

361732, 361801, 361803

Abstract:

A component retention mechanism facilitates improved installation, retention and removal of hardware components (e. g. , PCI cards) on a personal computer. The retention mechanism includes a locking component, support member, and release mechanism coupled to each other. The locking component can be a steel bar or other stiff item positioned proximate to multiple socket connectors on a circuit board. The locking component moves between unlocked and locked positions that mechanically and simultaneously unlock or lock in place multiple add-in cards inserted into the socket connectors. The support member moves and thereby facilitates movement of the locking component between locked and unlocked positions. The release mechanism facilitates movement of the support member and is actuated when a force is exerted by a user thereto. An associated slider housing coupled to the release mechanism and support member includes a fan, support shelves and a door that provides additional support to oversized PCI cards.

US Patent:

20110261530, Oct 27, 2011

Filed:

Jul 1, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/175673

Inventors:

Vinh H. DIEP - Milpitas CA, US
Giles Matthew LOWE - San Francisco CA, US
Phillip SATTERFIELD - East Palo Alto CA, US
Clark Everett WATERFALL - Campbell CA, US
Alex Chun lap YEUNG - South San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

APPLE INC. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1/16

US Classification:

36167958

Abstract:

A component retention mechanism facilitates improved installation, retention and removal of hardware components (e.g., PCI cards) on a personal computer. The retention mechanism includes a locking component, support member, and release mechanism coupled to each other. The locking component can be a steel bar or other stiff item positioned proximate to multiple socket connectors on a circuit board. The locking component moves between unlocked and locked positions that mechanically and simultaneously unlock or lock in place multiple add-in cards inserted into the socket connectors. The support member moves and thereby facilitates movement of the locking component between locked and unlocked positions. The release mechanism facilitates movement of the support member and is actuated when a force is exerted by a user thereto. An associated slider housing coupled to the release mechanism and support member includes a fan, support shelves and a door that provides additional support to oversized PCI cards.

US Patent:

20210295733, Sep 23, 2021

Filed:

Mar 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/823310

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Robert de Rooy - Higgovale, ZA
Erica Leigh Boshoff - KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
Aarushi Abraham Karimpanal - San Jose CA, US
Giles Matthew Lowe - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Humanity Press, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G09B 19/00
G06N 5/04
G06Q 50/20
G16H 40/67
G16H 20/10
G09B 5/06
A61J 1/03

Abstract:

A method of configuring a smart booklet to encourage adherence to a treatment and/or educational program is disclosed, wherein the smart booklet is “off the grid” (e.g., not connected to an electrical or networking grid) and includes an integrated behavior incentivization feature. Based on an activation of a detection feature of the smart booklet, it is detected whether a state of one or more pages of the smart booklet has changed. Based on the determination that the state of the one or more pages has changed, a set of data items pertaining to the adherence to the treatment and/or educational program is created or updated. Based on an identification that the set of data items is indicative of a failure or a success with respect to the adherence to the treatment program, a message pertaining to the failure or the success is communicated via an output component of the smart booklet (e.g., to encourage the adherence to the treatment and/or educational program).