Patents by Inventor Dale N. Memering

Dale N. Memering 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).

  • COMPONENTS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR THEIR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130321237
    Abstract: Various components of an electronic device housing and methods for their assembly are disclosed. The housing can be formed by assembling and connecting two or more different sections together. The sections of the housing may be coupled together using one or more coupling members. The coupling members may be formed using a two-shot molding process in which the first shot forms a structural portion of the coupling members, and the second shot forms cosmetic portions of the coupling members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Charles B. Woodhull, David A. Pakula, Tang Y. Tan, Douglas Joseph Weber, Christopher D. Prest, Dale N. Memering, Bryan P. Kiple
  • SAPPHIRE LAMINATES
    Publication number: 20130236699
    Abstract: Various sapphire and laminate structures are discussed herein. One embodiment may take the form of a sapphire structure having a first sapphire sheet with a first sapphire plane type forming the major surface and a second sapphire sheet having a second different sapphire plane type forming the major surface. The first and second sapphire sheets are fused together to form the sapphire structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Prest, Dale N. Memering, David A. Pakula, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Vincent Yan