Lawrence Robert Davis

US Patent:

6563698, May 13, 2003

Filed:

Oct 6, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/413557

Inventors:

Orin M. Ozias - Cedar Park TX
Thomas L. Bentley - Austin TX
David H. Titzler - Palo Alto CA
Thijs J. Gerlings - Palo Alto CA
Lawrence E. Davis - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Dell USA, L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F 116

US Classification:

361683, 361725, 361759, 312216

Abstract:

A system and method for providing one or more detachable components for a computer system are disclosed. The system and method allow for simplified customization of a users computer system. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include a housing component at least partially defining an exterior surface of the computer system. The housing component may have at least one mounting finger, which may be a pin like protrusion or an elongated and flat extension. The mounting finger may extend from the housing component and be formed to define a locking shoulder. The system may also include a detachable component having a mounting tab. The mounting tab may interact with the locking shoulder to releasably couple the detachable component to the housing component.

US Patent:

7012271, Mar 14, 2006

Filed:

Mar 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/401651

Inventors:

Dimitry Gorinevsky - Palo Alto CA, US
Tristram T. Hyde - Severna Park MD, US
Lawrence P. Davis - Phoenix AZ, US

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ

International Classification:

G01V 8/00

US Classification:

25055922, 2502019, 25055929, 356601, 356512

Abstract:

A control system is provided for controlling the shape of a flexible electromagnetic radiation structure. The control system includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of computational elements. Each of the plurality of actuators is coupled to a portion of the radiation structure and can be selectively actuated by the plurality of computational elements. Thus, the plurality of actuators and the plurality of computational elements provide control of the flexible electromagnetic radiation structure shape. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of computational elements controls one section of the flexible electromagnetic radiation structure. Thus each of the plurality of computational elements receives controls the one or more of the plurality of actuator within its section. Together, the plurality of computational elements provide a distributed control network for the radiation structure. The control system thus provides the ability to accurately control and shape a flexible electromagnetic radiation structure.

US Patent:

D602430, Oct 20, 2009

Filed:

Jan 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

29/331462

Inventors:

Chris Green - San Francisco CA, US
Lawrence E. Davis - Atlanta GA, US
Daniel R. Bauen - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Seattle WA

International Classification:

1302

US Classification:

D13110

US Patent:

7865210, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Jun 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/824032

Inventors:

Erik L. Wang - Redwood City CA, US
Sean Murphy - Sunnyvale CA, US
Tang Yew Tan - San Francisco CA, US
Jeffrey Eugene Neaves - Duluth GA, US
Lawrence E. Davis - Atlanta GA, US
Sung Kim - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

4555501, 455 903, 4555751, 439325, 439327, 439 64, 439153, 439160

Abstract:

Electronic devices are provided with ejectable component assemblies that can be substantially flush with the external surfaces of the housings of the devices, despite variations in their manufacture. The ejectable component assemblies may include connectors coupled to circuit boards of the devices, and trays that can be loaded with removable modules, inserted through openings in the housings of the devices, and into the connectors for functionally aligning the removable modules with the circuit boards. The ejectable component assemblies may also include ejectors coupled to the housings of the devices for ejecting the trays from the connectors and, thus, from the devices themselves.

US Patent:

7900759, Mar 8, 2011

Filed:

Aug 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/512818

Inventors:

Sung H Kim - Palo Alto CA, US
Lawrence E Davis - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

B65H 75/44
H02G 11/02

US Classification:

191 122R, 191 124

Abstract:

Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing a cord retraction mechanism for an input device. A subassembly having an input device, a cable, and a retraction mechanism is provided. The cable has first and second opposing ends, with the first end being operable to be coupled to a computing device, and the second end being operable to be coupled to the input device. The cable provides an electrical communication between the computing device and the input device. The cable has an extended configuration and a storage configuration. In the extended configuration, the cable extends outwardly from the computing device. In the storage configuration, the majority of the cable is in a substantially linear orientation. The retraction mechanism has at least one pulley member for displacing the pulley member between first and second positions to allow the cable to move from the storage configuration to the extended configuration.

US Patent:

8113855, Feb 14, 2012

Filed:

Jan 26, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/360095

Inventors:

Chris Green - San Francisco CA, US
John E. Johnston - Redwood City CA, US
Lawrence E. Davis - Atlanta GA, US
Daniel R. Bauen - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H01R 13/44

US Classification:

439131, 439172

Abstract:

Electrical power adapters comprising retractable prongs and/or retractable electrical outputs are disclosed. In one example, an electrical travel adapter includes a power unit having a retractable electrical output and a plug unit coupled to the power unit, the plug unit having a plurality of retractable prongs.

US Patent:

8145261, Mar 27, 2012

Filed:

Dec 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/967234

Inventors:

Erik L. Wang - Redwood City CA, US
Sean Murphy - Sunnyvale CA, US
Tang Yew Tan - Palo Alto CA, US
Jeffrey Eugene Neaves - Duluth GA, US
Lawrence E. Davis - Atlanta GA, US
Sung Kim - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

4555501, 455 903, 4555751, 439325, 439327, 439 64, 439153, 439160

Abstract:

Electronic devices are provided with ejectable component assemblies that can be substantially flush with the external surfaces of the housings of the devices, despite variations in their manufacture. The ejectable component assemblies may include connectors coupled to circuit boards of the devices, and trays that can be loaded with removable modules, inserted through openings in the housings of the devices, and into the connectors for functionally aligning the removable modules with the circuit boards. The ejectable component assemblies may also include ejectors coupled to the housings of the devices for ejecting the trays from the connectors and, thus, from the devices themselves.

US Patent:

8460017, Jun 11, 2013

Filed:

Feb 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/371938

Inventors:

Chris Green - San Francisco CA, US
John E. Johnston - Redwood City CA, US
Lawrence E. Davis - Atlanta GA, US
Daniel R. Bauen - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H01R 13/44

US Classification:

439131, 439172

Abstract:

Electrical power adapters comprising retractable prongs and/or retractable electrical outputs are disclosed. In one example, an electrical travel adapter includes a power unit having a retractable electrical output and a plug unit coupled to the power unit, the plug unit having a plurality of retractable prongs.