Patents by Inventor Charles H. Laird

Charles H. Laird 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).

  • BATTERY CAP WITH CUT-OUT SECTIONS
    Publication number: 20230246252
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a battery that includes a battery cap with one or more cut-out sections. The battery cap may be used to at least partially cover a circuit board that is proximate an end of a battery cell. In various examples, the cut-out sections may be configured to accommodate one or more cell tabs of the battery that protrude above the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Wilson, Charles H. Laird
  • Battery cap with cut-out sections
    Patent number: 11611132
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a battery that includes a battery cap with one or more cut-out sections. The battery cap may be used to at least partially cover a circuit board that is proximate an end of a battery cell. In various examples, the cut-out sections may be configured to accommodate one or more cell tabs of the battery that protrude above the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Wilson, Charles H. Laird
  • BATTERY CAP WITH CUT-OUT SECTIONS
    Publication number: 20200235365
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a battery that includes a battery cap with one or more cut-out sections. The battery cap may be used to at least partially cover a circuit board that is proximate an end of a battery cell. In various examples, the cut-out sections may be configured to accommodate one or more cell tabs of the battery that protrude above the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Wilson, Charles H. Laird
  • Battery cap with cut-out sections
    Patent number: 10615395
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a battery that includes a battery cap with one or more cut-out sections. The battery cap may be used to at least partially cover a circuit board that is proximate an end of a battery cell. In various examples, the cut-out sections may be configured to accommodate one or more cell tabs of the battery that protrude above the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Wilson, Charles H. Laird
  • BATTERY CAP WITH CUT-OUT SECTIONS
    Publication number: 20180331343
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a battery that includes a battery cap with one or more cut-out sections. The battery cap may be used to at least partially cover a circuit board that is proximate an end of a battery cell. In various examples, the cut-out sections may be configured to accommodate one or more cell tabs of the battery that protrude above the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Wilson, Charles H. Laird