Patents by Inventor Catherine Sayim Kim

Catherine Sayim Kim 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).

  • Patent number: 9515693
    Abstract: A casing applicable to a portable electronic device includes a supporter and a casing body having a back surface and side surfaces connecting to the back surface. The back surface has a camera opening for exposing a camera shutter of the portable electronic device and a supporter opening having a bevel side not parallel to the side surfaces. The supporter connected to the bevel side includes first and second sides which define a vertex angle. The supporter is adapted to rotate between a covering position and a supporting position. When at the covering position, the supporter covers the supporter opening, and the vertex angle and the camera opening are arranged diagonally. When the supporter is at the supporting position, the casing is supported by the vertex angle and one of the side surfaces away from the camera opening for the portable electronic device to perform landscape or portrait display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Maxence Sylvain Marie Joseph Derreumaux, Chi Jen Lu
  • Publication number: 20160099740
    Abstract: A casing applicable to a portable electronic device includes a supporter and a casing body having a back surface and side surfaces connecting to the back surface. The back surface has a camera opening for exposing a camera shutter of the portable electronic device and a supporter opening having a bevel side not parallel to the side surfaces. The supporter connected to the bevel side includes first and second sides which define a vertex angle. The supporter is adapted to rotate between a covering position and a supporting position. When at the covering position, the supporter covers the supporter opening, and the vertex angle and the camera opening are arranged diagonally. When the supporter is at the supporting position, the casing is supported by the vertex angle and one of the side surfaces away from the camera opening for the portable electronic device to perform landscape or portrait display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Maxence Sylvain Marie Joseph Derreumaux, Chi Jen Lu
  • Patent number: 7747006
    Abstract: An electronic device, such as a handset for providing telephonic communication, having a semi-translucent finish is provided. The handset generally includes a front cover with a display region, an input region and a back cover. The front cover may be formed of a transparent material, such as plastic and be covered by a semi-translucent vacuum metallized thin film. The handset includes an active mode wherein a display panel is illuminated and is visible through the thin film, and a standby mode wherein the display panel is not illuminated and not visible and, instead, the front cover appears as a continuous surface with a metallic finish. The handset also includes a base unit with an outer area that may change color to indicate the handset is properly positioned within the base unit. The base unit also includes electrical contacts to act as a charging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Kabir Siddiqui, Hok-Sum Horace Luke
  • Publication number: 20080044001
    Abstract: An electronic device, such as a handset for providing telephonic communication, having a semi-translucent finish is provided. The handset generally includes a front cover with a display region, an input region and a back cover. The front cover may be formed of a transparent material, such as plastic and be covered by a semi-translucent vacuum metallized thin film. The handset includes an active mode wherein a display panel is illuminated and is visible through the thin film, and a standby mode wherein the display panel is not illuminated and not visible and, instead, the front cover appears as a continuous surface with a metallic finish. The handset also includes a base unit with an outer area that may change color to indicate the handset is properly positioned within the base unit. The base unit also includes electrical contacts to act as a charging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Kabir Siddiqui
  • Publication number: 20080015934
    Abstract: An electronic device, such as a handset for providing telephonic communication, having a semi-translucent finish is provided. The handset generally includes a front cover with a display region, an input region and a back cover. The front cover may be formed of a transparent material, such as plastic and be covered by a semi-translucent vacuum metallized thin film. The handset includes an active mode wherein a display panel is illuminated and is visible through the thin film, and a standby mode wherein the display panel is not illuminated and not visible and, instead, the front cover appears as a continuous surface with a metallic finish. The handset also includes a base unit with an outer area that may change color to indicate the phone is properly positioned within the base unit. The base unit also includes electrical contacts to act as a charging unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Kabir Siddiqui
  • Patent number: D456393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Paul Pierce, Bee Lay Khoo, Michelle Lew
  • Patent number: D462345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Paul Pierce, Bee Lay Khoo, Michelle Lew
  • Patent number: D544474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Kabir Siddiqui
  • Patent number: D472894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Paul Pierce, Bee Lay Khoo, Michelle Lew
  • Patent number: D550662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Hok-Sum Horace Luke, Kabir Siddiqui
  • Patent number: D487084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Christopher A. Arnholt, Joshua D. Maruska, Timothy J. Sutherland
  • Patent number: D755773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Sayim Kim, Maxence Sylvain Marie Joseph Derreumaux
  • Patent number: D761258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Claude Zellweger, Brent Edward Barberis, Catherine Sayim Kim, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Benjamin Kai Norman Robertson
  • Patent number: D763256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Claude Zellweger, Brent Edward Barberis, Catherine Sayim Kim, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Benjamin Kai Norman Robertson
  • Patent number: D775128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Claude Zellweger, Brent Edward Barberis, Catherine Sayim Kim, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Benjamin Kai Norman Robertson