Patents by Inventor Brian K. Lau

Brian K. Lau 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).

  • Publication number: 20100227488
    Abstract: A non-electric plug to be removably located in the output jack of a portable, hand-held electronic device to prevent moisture, dust, and other foreign matter from entering the jack when an electrical connector has been detached from the jack. According to a preferred embodiment, the electronic device is a mobile cellular telephone (e.g., that known commercially as an iPhone) and the output jack thereof is a headphone jack. The plug includes a cylindrical body and a relatively narrow pointed tip to be received inwardly of the output jack. A relatively wide blocking head extends across the plug body so as to lie flush against and in direct contact with the exterior of the electronic device. A handle stands outwardly from the blocking head to be grasped by the fingers of a user at which to receive a pushing or pulling force to be applied to the plug body. One end of the flexible attachment is tied to the plug at the handle so that the electronic device can be carried and suspended from the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Brian K. Lau
  • Patent number: D601567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Inventor: Brian K. Lau