Patents by Inventor Alix McCABE

Alix McCABE 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: 10578559
    Abstract: An electronic device having an indication member for determining liquid exposure in an electronic device is disclosed. The indication member may include ink and a layer covering the ink. The layer may include a liquid-permeable layer that allows liquid to pass through the layer and contact the ink. In this regard, at least some of the ink may rise through the layer and to a top surface of the indication member. Although the ink may be exposed at the top surface, in some cases, the ink is visible or detectable when exposed to light from an ultraviolet light source. Also, the top surface may include a pattern or other indicia that is also visible or detectable when exposed to the light source. When the indication member is exposed to liquid, the pattern may be altered or disturbed in a location corresponding to an exposed portion of the indication member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Mikael M. Silvanto, Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque, Alix McCabe, Sunita Venkatesh, Yongping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170254760
    Abstract: An electronic device having an indication member for determining liquid exposure in an electronic device is disclosed. The indication member may include ink and a layer covering the ink. The layer may include a liquid-permeable layer that allows liquid to pass through the layer and contact the ink. In this regard, at least some of the ink may rise through the layer and to a top surface of the indication member. Although the ink may be exposed at the top surface, in some cases, the ink is visible or detectable when exposed to light from an ultraviolet light source. Also, the top surface may include a pattern or other indicia that is also visible or detectable when exposed to the light source. When the indication member is exposed to liquid, the pattern may be altered or disturbed in a location corresponding to an exposed portion of the indication member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mikael M. SILVANTO, Simon Regis Louis LANCASTER-LAROCQUE, Alix McCABE, Sunita VENKATESH