Patents by Inventor Ida Lo

Ida Lo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Earbuds with electrostatic discharge protection
    Patent number: 9369794
    Abstract: To avoid undesirable electrostatic discharge events while maintaining low leakage currents, earbuds may be provided with controlled electrostatic discharge paths. The discharge paths may include discrete components such as resistors or more distributed resistive components such as resistive elastomers. A resistive elastomer may be incorporated into an interior portion of an earbud between an earbud housing structure and a ground path. A resistive elastomer may also be used in forming an ear bud tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Stanley Rabu, Ida Lo, Victor Tiscareno, Craig Lim, Ramachandran Chundru, Robert Steinfeld, Kurt Stiehl
  • EARBUDS WITH ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20130287222
    Abstract: To avoid undesirable electrostatic discharge events while maintaining low leakage currents, earbuds may be provided with controlled electrostatic discharge paths. The discharge paths may include discrete components such as resistors or more distributed resistive components such as resistive elastomers. A resistive elastomer may be incorporated into an interior portion of an earbud between an earbud housing structure and a ground path. A resistive elastomer may also be used in forming an ear bud tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Stanley Rabu, Ida Lo, Victor Tiscareno, Craig Lim, Ramachandran Chundru, Robert Steinfeld, Kurt Stiehl
  • Earbuds with electrostatic discharge protection
    Patent number: 8428287
    Abstract: To avoid undesirable electrostatic discharge events while maintaining low leakage currents, earbuds may be provided with controlled electrostatic discharge paths. The discharge paths may include discrete components such as resistors or more distributed resistive components such as resistive elastomers. A resistive elastomer may be incorporated into an interior portion of an earbud between an earbud housing structure and a ground path. A resistive elastomer may also be used in forming an ear bud tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley Rabu, Ida Lo, Victor Tiscareno, Craig Lim, Ramachandran Chundru, Robert Steinfeld, Kurt Stiehl
  • Thermal protection circuits and structures for electronic devices and cables
    Patent number: 8339760
    Abstract: Connectors for cables such as a 30-pin connector are provided. The connectors may have thermal protection circuits and may carry a power supply voltage and a ground voltage. The thermal protection circuits may disable the power supply voltage when the temperature of the connector exceeds a threshold value. The connectors may have structures that encourage any dendritic failure to occur in a preferred location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley Rabu, Ida Lo, Cameron Frazier, Mathias Schmidt
  • EARBUDS WITH ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20110007929
    Abstract: To avoid undesirable electrostatic discharge events while maintaining low leakage currents, earbuds may be provided with controlled electrostatic discharge paths. The discharge paths may include discrete components such as resistors or more distributed resistive components such as resistive elastomers. A resistive elastomer may be incorporated into an interior portion of an earbud between an earbud housing structure and a ground path. A resistive elastomer may also be used in forming an ear bud tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Stanley Rabu, Ida Lo, Victor Tiscareno, Craig Lim, Ramachandran Chundru, Robert Steinfeld, Kurt Stiehl
  • THERMAL PROTECTION CIRCUITS AND STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CABLES
    Publication number: 20100315752
    Abstract: Connectors for cables such as a 30-pin connector are provided. The connectors may have thermal protection circuits and may carry a power supply voltage and a ground voltage. The thermal protection circuits may disable the power supply voltage when the temperature of the connector exceeds a threshold value. The connectors may have structures that encourage any dendritic failure to occur in a preferred location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Stanley Rabu, Ida Lo, Cameron Frazier, Mathias Schmidt
  • PORTABLE MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070230723
    Abstract: An improved media delivery apparatus is disclosed. The media delivery apparatus can, for example, be a portable speaker system. In one embodiment, the media delivery apparatus is used with a portable media player. According to one aspect, audio output characteristics of a media delivery apparatus can be controlled based on whether a removable component is attached or detached. Another aspect pertains to improved techniques to attach a removable component to a media delivery apparatus. According to still another aspect a portion of a housing of an electrical device, such as a media delivery apparatus, can be utilized as part of a connector or plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Phil Hobson, Donald Novotney, Ida Lo, Jesse Dorogusker, Richard Howarth, Jeffrey Hammerstrom, Victor Tiscareno, Scott Krueger, Jeffrey Terlizzi, John Filson, Wey-Jiun Lin, Jose Martinez, Eric Greene