Patents by Inventor Robert James Paton

Robert James Paton 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).

  • High definition multimedia interface connector retention apparatus
    Patent number: 7794264
    Abstract: An apparatus for positioning and retaining an HDMI connector relative to an HDMI device comprises a body portion connected to the HDMI device and comprising a sidewall having an aperture through which a plug portion of the HDMI connector is insertable into a receptacle of the HDMI device and a bracket portion comprising a floor connected along a bottom edge of the sidewall and extending perpendicularly thereto. The bracket further comprises a support connected along an edge of the floor opposite the sidewall and extending upwardly from and perpendicularly to the floor and a fin connected along an edge of the support opposite the floor and extending perpendicularly to the support, the fin including a pair of openings disposed therethrough, the pair of openings corresponding to the aperture. Means are provided for securing a cable portion of the HDMI connector to the fin via the pair of openings when the plug portion is secured in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Cable Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall James Muncy, Robert James Paton
  • HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE CONNECTOR RETENTION APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100136820
    Abstract: An apparatus for positioning and retaining an HDMI connector relative to an HDMI device comprises a body portion connected to the HDMI device and comprising a sidewall having an aperture through which a plug portion of the HDMI connector is insertable into a receptacle of the HDMI device and a bracket portion comprising a floor connected along a bottom edge of the sidewall and extending perpendicularly thereto. The bracket further comprises a support connected along an edge of the floor opposite the sidewall and extending upwardly from and perpendicularly to the floor and a fin connected along an edge of the support opposite the floor and extending perpendicularly to the support, the fin including a pair of openings disposed therethrough, the pair of openings corresponding to the aperture. Means are provided for securing a cable portion of the HDMI connector to the fin via the pair of openings when the plug portion is secured in the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: CABLE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Randall James Muncy, Robert James Paton
  • High definition multimedia interface connector retention apparatus
    Patent number: D607306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Cable Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall James Muncy, Robert James Paton