Patents by Inventor Brian J. Girvin

Brian J. Girvin 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).

  • Connector arrangements on a power supply unit
    Patent number: 7484963
    Abstract: The invention relates, in an embodiment, to a power supply module configured to be coupled to a power outlet to supply an operating voltage to a data processing device. The power supply module includes a set of signal connectors having at least a first signal connector. The set of signal connectors is configured to provide at least a portion of data received from the data processing device to devices external to the data processing device, whereby the power supply module is disposed in a flexibly-coupled, spaced-apart relationship relative to the data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Fenwick, John DiFonzo, Tang Yew Tan, Brian J. Girvin
  • Computer assembly having a common housing for a cathode ray tube and a logic board
    Patent number: 6600647
    Abstract: A computer system is provided comprising a support frame, a logic board mounted to the support frame, a processor on the logic board, a cathode ray tube mounted to the support frame above a plane of the logic board, and a transparent housing located over the cathode ray tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Girvin, Larry Forsblad, Brian H. Berkeley, Douglas L. Heirich, Steve Cabral, Robert Norman Olson, David Hoenig, Peter Krause