Patents by Inventor Adam Duckworth Middleman

Adam Duckworth Middleman 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).

  • Switch assembly constructions
    Patent number: 7880106
    Abstract: Electronic devices are provided with switch assembly input components that can have adhesives adhered to the side and/or bottom surfaces of support plates for retaining switches between the adhesives and the tops of the support plates. The switch assembly input components can include buttons with one or more absorption elements for receiving impact energy, reducing the impact energy, and transferring the reduced impact energy onto the switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Duckworth Middleman, Tang Yew Tan, Erik L. Wang, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Phillip Michael Hobson, Kenneth A. Jenks