Patents by Inventor Bryan D. Trinh

Bryan D. Trinh 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).

  • 90 degree magnetic latch to prevent high surface flux
    Patent number: 9447619
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having an external surface and a magnet within the housing that moves from a first position where the magnetic axis is substantially parallel to the external surface to a second position where the magnetic axis is substantially perpendicular to the external surface. The magnet may be configured to move in the presence of an external magnetic field of another magnet, thereby engaging the two magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan D. Trinh
  • Systems and methods for facilitating a connection
    Patent number: 8758025
    Abstract: A device includes one or more connectors and receptacles. The connector may include a pair of connector magnets. The connector may also include a pair of connector terminals positioned between the pair of connector magnets. The receptacle may be associated with a user device. The receptacle may include a pair of receptacle magnets that are configured to magnetically couple with the pair of connector magnets when brought within proximity of each other. The receptacle may also include a pair of receptacle terminals positioned between the pair of receptacle magnets that are configured to mate with the pair of connector terminals to form an electrical connection. In this manner, the connector and the receptacle may form an electrical connection when the pair of connector magnets is coupled with the pair of receptacle magnets, thereby mating the pair of connector terminals with the pair of receptacle terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Liljegren, Sharon Morad, Nidhi Rathi, Christopher T. Li, Bryan D. Trinh
  • 90 DEGREE MAGNETIC LATCH TO PREVENT HIGH SURFACE FLUX
    Publication number: 20140047677
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having an external surface and a magnet within the housing that moves from a first position where the magnetic axis is substantially parallel to the external surface to a second position where the magnetic axis is substantially perpendicular to the external surface. The magnet may be configured to move in the presence of an external magnetic field of another magnet, thereby engaging the two magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Bryan D. Trinh