Patents by Inventor Adam L. NEKIMKEN

Adam L. NEKIMKEN 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: 9623646
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate to a method for embedding one or more electrical components in a flexible substrate. The method includes receiving a substrate of a flexible material, wherein the substrate includes a cosmetic surface and an opposing surface. The method further includes applying a carrier form to the substrate to create a carrier assembly, wherein the carrier form includes one or more positive images representative a design to be transferred to the opposing surface of the substrate. The method further includes removing or cutting a portion of material from the opposing surface of the substrate to form a new opposing surface. Subsequently, the carrier form is removed from the substrate to reveal one or more embedding cavities extending into the substrate at the new opposing surface. In some embodiments, the embedding cavities can thereafter receive one or more electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Harry W. Smith, IV, Peter F. Coxeter, Jonathan T. Mechak, Adam L. Nekimken, Julio C. Quintero
  • Publication number: 20150158284
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate to a method for embedding one or more electrical components in a flexible substrate. The method includes receiving a substrate of a flexible material, wherein the substrate includes a cosmetic surface and an opposing surface. The method further includes applying a carrier form to the substrate to create a carrier assembly, wherein the carrier form includes one or more positive images representative a design to be transferred to the opposing surface of the substrate. The method further includes removing or cutting a portion of material from the opposing surface of the substrate to form a new opposing surface. Subsequently, the carrier form is removed from the substrate to reveal one or more embedding cavities extending into the substrate at the new opposing surface. In some embodiments, the embedding cavities can thereafter receive one or more electrical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Harry W. SMITH, IV, Peter F. COXETER, Jonathan T. MECHAK, Adam L. NEKIMKEN, Julio C. QUINTERO