Patents by Inventor Carol Mathews

Carol Mathews 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).

  • Custom data transfer connector and adapter
    Patent number: 10169283
    Abstract: Described herein is a main board serial AT attachment (SATA) connector and SATA adapter that permits the assembly or disassembly of a STB (set-top box) and HDD (hard disk drive) dock without requiring that the unit be opened by a skilled technician. The SATA connector and SATA adapter may be keyed to prevent tampering or unauthorized connection of an external hard drive. Alignment and guide features may be included for easy assembly of the STB and HDD dock. The connector and adapter may be designed in such a way as to allow for simple modifications to correspond with various STB and HDD dock designs by adjusting the mating height of the connector and adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Carol Mathews, Jamie J. Swift, Joseph W. Scabarozi, Jr., Steven M. Corso, Charles F. Niesley, Frederick W. Schimmel
  • CUSTOM DATA TRANSFER CONNECTOR AND ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20170206181
    Abstract: Described herein is a main board serial AT attachment (SATA) connector and SATA adapter that permits the assembly or disassembly of a STB (set-top box) and HDD (hard disk drive) dock without requiring that the unit be opened by a skilled technician. The SATA connector and SATA adapter may be keyed to prevent tampering or unauthorized connection of an external hard drive. Alignment and guide features may be included for easy assembly of the STB and HDD dock. The connector and adapter may be designed in such a way as to allow for simple modifications to correspond with various STB and HDD dock designs by adjusting the mating height of the connector and adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Carol Mathews, Jamie J. Swift, Joseph W. Scabarozi, JR., Steven M. Corso, Charles F. Niesley, Frederick W. Schimmel
  • Consumer electronic product
    Patent number: D509490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Storti, Paul D. Baker, Kun-Pei Chen, Francis J. Dunn, Bryan K. Zublin, Carol A. Mathews, Dwight T. Sakuma, Paul Ocepek
  • Front bezel for a consumer electronic product
    Patent number: D512995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Storti, Paul D. Baker, Kun-Pei Chen, Francis J. Dunn, Carol A. Mathews, Dwight T. Sakuma, Bryan K. Zublin, Paul Ocepek
  • Set top box
    Patent number: D542242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Carol A. Mathews Reynolds, Charles R. Herrmann, Federico Sanchez, Paul Ocepek
  • Communications gateway enclosure
    Patent number: D473221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Inventors: David Gargani, Joost Schouten, David Horoschak, Charles Herrmann, Carol Mathews, Yeh Chou Hsieh
  • Set top box
    Patent number: D546785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Carol A. Mathews, Charles R. Herrmann, Federico Sanchez, William J. Storti, Paul Ocepek
  • Set top box
    Patent number: D556705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Carol Mathews Reynolds, Charles R. Herrmann, Federico Sanchez, Paul Ocepek
  • Front bezel for consumer electronic product
    Patent number: D481019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Storti, Chris Seymour, Paul Ocepek, Carol Mathews
  • Front bezel for consumer electronic product
    Patent number: D482695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Storti, Chris Seymour, Paul Ocepek, Carol Mathews
  • Set top box stand
    Patent number: D568303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Carol A. Mathews, Charles R. Herrmann, Federico Sanchez, William J. Storti, Paul Ocepek
  • Set-top enclosure
    Patent number: D745480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Mathews, Yung-Chun Lun, Gary A. Dorfner, Chin-Tan Chang, Kevin T. Chang