Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Solomon

Michael Joseph Solomon 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).

  • Patent number: 9527614
    Abstract: This application is directed to packaging a camera product. A base is attached to a holding element that is configured to physically hold a camera and includes a holding element fastener structure. The holding element fastener structure is configured to mate with a base fastener structure associated with the base, providing both a first degree of freedom of motion and a second degree of freedom of motion for the holding element relative to the base. The holding element is rotated in a first direction via the first degree of freedom until the holding element reaches a first nominal position. The holding element is rotated in a second direction via the second degree of freedom until the holding element reaches a second nominal position. The holding element is configured to lie substantially in parallel with a planar surface of the base when it is rotated along the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Adam Scott Kilgore, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Francois Rybarczyk, Jason Evans Goulden, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Publication number: 20160363254
    Abstract: This application is directed to packaging a camera product. A base is attached to a holding element that is configured to physically hold a camera and includes a holding element fastener structure. The holding element fastener structure is configured to mate with a base fastener structure associated with the base, providing both a first degree of freedom of motion and a second degree of freedom of motion for the holding element relative to the base. The holding element is rotated in a first direction via the first degree of freedom until the holding element reaches a first nominal position. The holding element is rotated in a second direction via the second degree of freedom until the holding element reaches a second nominal position. The holding element is configured to lie substantially in parallel with a planar surface of the base when it is rotated along the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Scott Kilgore, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Francois Rybarczyk, Jason Evans Goulden, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Patent number: 9327851
    Abstract: This application discloses a method of preparing an assembly. A base assembly is provided and includes a base, and a second fastener structure coupled to the base at a joint. The base assembly is then attached to a receiving element that is configured to physically receive a module and includes a first fastener structure, when the first fastener structure is fastened onto the second fastener structure until the first fastener structure reaches a tightened position. After the first fastener structure reaches the tightened position, the receiving element is rotated reversely at the first degree of freedom of motion by a first angle to orient the receiving element to a nominal position. At the nominal position, the receiving element and the module received thereby are configured to face substantially up when they are flipped down via the joint at the second degree of freedom of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Adam Scott Kilgore, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Francois Rybarczyk, Jason Evans Goulden, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Patent number: 9309012
    Abstract: This application discloses a method of preparing an assembly. A base assembly is provided and includes a base, and a second fastener structure coupled to the base at a joint. The base assembly is then attached to a receiving element that is configured to physically receive a module and includes a first fastener structure. The first fastener structure is fastened with the second fastener structure and provides a first degree of freedom of motion of the receiving element with respect to the base, and the movement of the receiving element is unlimited in a first direction of travel associated with the first degree of freedom of motion. The receiving element is rotated along the first direction of travel until the receiving element reaches a nominal position at which the receiving element and the module received thereby are configured to face substantially up when they are flipped down via the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Adam Scott Kilgore, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Francois Rybarczyk, Jason Evans Goulden, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Patent number: 8596456
    Abstract: The present invention includes a display apparatus including an item retention wall defining a cavity, and a suspension member coupled to the item retention wall, wherein the item retention wall is configured to retain an item within the cavity by a retention seal between the item and the item retention wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Publication number: 20120125810
    Abstract: The present invention includes a display apparatus including an item retention wall defining a cavity, and a suspension member coupled to the item retention wall, wherein the item retention wall is configured to retain an item within the cavity by a retention seal between the item and the item retention wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Patent number: D670161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Patent number: D682672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon
  • Patent number: D887989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon, Charles Werley
  • Patent number: D892061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon, Charles Werley
  • Patent number: D938921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon, Charles Werley
  • Patent number: D963592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon, Charles Werley
  • Patent number: D1007441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Birgers, Michael Joseph Solomon, Charles Werley