Patents by Inventor Brad Philip Collins

Brad Philip Collins 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).

  • Magnetic dual axis hinge system and method therefor
    Patent number: 11570926
    Abstract: A latch to secure an access panel at an enclosure may include a shuttle component including a latch pin. The latch pin is configured to engage with a corresponding receptacle at the enclosure. A spring retracts the latch pin to within the access panel when the access panel is not positioned for installation at the enclosure, and permits the latch pin to protrude from the access panel to mate with the receptacle in response to magnetic attraction by a magnet positioned within the receptacle when the access panel is positioned for installation at the enclosure. The magnetic attraction of the magnet to the latch pin overcomes the force of the spring to retract the latch pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard A. Crisp, Bernard D. Strmiska, Brad Philip Collins, Peter Kaltenbach
  • MAGNETIC DUAL AXIS HINGE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20220159861
    Abstract: A latch to secure an access panel at an enclosure may include a shuttle component including a latch pin. The latch pin is configured to engage with a corresponding receptacle at the enclosure. A spring retracts the latch pin to within the access panel when the access panel is not positioned for installation at the enclosure, and permits the latch pin to protrude from the access panel to mate with the receptacle in response to magnetic attraction by a magnet positioned within the receptacle when the access panel is positioned for installation at the enclosure. The magnetic attraction of the magnet to the latch pin overcomes the force of the spring to retract the latch pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Richard A. Crisp, Bernard D. Strmiska, Brad Philip Collins, Peter Kaltenbach
  • GROUP TABLE TOP VIDEOCONFERENCING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100118112
    Abstract: A group table top videoconferencing device for communication between local participants and one or more remote participants provides a camera assembly and display screens on the same housing—giving the remote participant the perception that the local participant is making direct eye-to-eye contact with him/her. The housing is placed such that the housing is within the field of view of every local participant viewing any other local participant. Because, the remote participant is always within the field of view of the local participant, the remote participant does not get the feeling of non-intimacy during the videoconference. A wall mounted display operates in conjunction with the videoconferencing device to display media content received from the remote participants. Keypad and a touch screen provide user interface for controlling the operation of the videoconferencing device. Speakers convert audio signals received from the remote participants into sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: POLYCOM, INc.
    Inventors: ALAIN NIMRI, Anthony Martin Duys, Brian A. Howell, Gary R. Jacobsen, Taylor Kew, Rich Leitermann, Kit Russell Morris, Brad Philip Collins, Nicholas Poteraki, Hayes Urban, Stephen Schaefer
  • Information handling system storage device
    Patent number: D967823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Crisp, Matthew B. Gilbert, Patrick V. Illingworth, Mark Gilson, Brad Philip Collins, Zackery William Bennett