Patents by Inventor Paul Z. Yuan

Paul Z. Yuan 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).

  • Publication number: 20190207349
    Abstract: Power supply connector assemblies and methods for making the same are provided. An outer housing of the power supply connector assembly may include a unibody five-sided box-like structure and a set of power supply connector contacts may extend out therefrom for coupling to an electric power supply, while other portions of the set of power supply connector contacts may be electrically coupled to portions of a set of power adapter connector contacts within the outer housing. A protection body (e.g., a plastic insulation structure) may be positioned inside the outer housing for preventing user exposure to one or more live contacts of the power supply connector contacts when a portion of the outer housing is damaged or removed during a system break event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Z. Yuan, Min Chul Kim, Xuan Liu
  • Patent number: 10282339
    Abstract: Systems for presenting electrically supported devices and methods for assembling the same are provided. A platform assembly may be equipped with one or more features for enabling a support module assembly to be easily removed from a bottom table surface of a table and replaced with another support module subassembly (e.g., to physically upgrade the support module assembly) while maintaining the position of a user device and/or cable assembly with respect to the table).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Clayton R. Woosley, Aditya Rao, Bo Feng, David S. Kumka, Joseph I. Briskey, Min Chul Kim, Paul Z. Yuan, Yufan Liao, George Tziviskos, Charles A. Schwalbach, Eric H. Wong, David B. Kosecoff, Steven C. Michalske, Ariadne G. Smith
  • Publication number: 20180074988
    Abstract: Systems for presenting electrically supported devices and methods for assembling the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Clayton R. Woosley, Aditya Rao, Bo Feng, David S. Kumka, Joseph I. Briskey, Min Chul Kim, Paul Z. Yuan, Yufan Liao, George Tziviskos, Charles A. Schwalbach, Eric H. Wong, David B. Kosecoff, Steven C. Michalske, Ariadne G. Smith
  • Patent number: 9843131
    Abstract: A cable connector and methods for the assembly thereof are disclosed. The cable connector eliminates potential for short events during plug insertion, provides good contact resistance, and can support high speed data transactions. The cable connector further includes a rotating lock design that provides a secure connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Min Chul Kim, Paul Z. Yuan, Xuan Liu
  • Publication number: 20170054250
    Abstract: A cable connector and methods for the assembly thereof are disclosed. The cable connector eliminates potential for short events during plug insertion, provides good contact resistance, and can support high speed data transactions. The cable connector further includes a rotating lock design that provides a secure connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Min Chul Kim, Paul Z. Yuan, Xuan Liu
  • Patent number: 8753132
    Abstract: Power plugs that provide reliable functionality, may be reliably manufactured, and have a pleasant appearance. One example may provide a power plug that functions in a reliable manner by providing a ground connection that may maintain its shape over several insertions and removals from a wall socket. A relatively large ground block may act as a heat sink to help reduce plug temperature during operation. Another example may provide a power plug that may be reliably manufactured by forming the ground block as a solid piece to prevent buckling and bending during plug manufacturing that may otherwise result. Another example may provide a power plug that has an attractive appearance by employing a bridge having a flat surface such that after an overmold is formed over the bridge, a face of the plug has a resulting flat, smooth appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Scritzky, Paul Z. Yuan, Min Chul Kim, Nathan N. Ng