Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Green

Daniel A. Green 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: 8849437
    Abstract: Methods and structures for manufacturing and assembling matching parts in a manufacturing line are described. In some embodiments, the parts are portions of a consumer product, such as an electronic device. The matching parts are manufactured and assembled in a way such that the interface between the matching parts is substantially seamless. In some embodiments, the interface has a feature with curved portions. Methods involve measuring the dimensions of a primary part and custom machining a secondary part to seamlessly fit with the primary part. In this way, the secondary part is made to uniquely fit the primary part. The primary and secondary parts can be marked to identify them as matching parts in a manufacturing environment where numerous pairs of parts are made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Inventors: Norman Chow, Brian K. Copeland, Erik D. Gillow, Daniel A. Green, David Kim, William S. Masek, Donald Q. Ross, III, Chuan You Su, Mark E. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20140083731
    Abstract: Methods and structures for manufacturing and assembling matching parts in a manufacturing line are described. In some embodiments, the parts are portions of a consumer product, such as an electronic device. The matching parts are manufactured and assembled in a way such that the interface between the matching parts is substantially seamless. In some embodiments, the interface has a feature with curved portions. Methods involve measuring the dimensions of a primary part and custom machining a secondary part to seamlessly fit with the primary part. In this way, the secondary part is made to uniquely fit the primary part. The primary and secondary parts can be marked to identify them as matching parts in a manufacturing environment where numerous pairs of parts are made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Norman CHOW, Brian K. COPELAND, Erik D. GILLOW, Daniel A. GREEN, David KIM, William S. MASEK, Donald Q. ROSS, III, Chuan You SU, Mark E. WILCOX
  • Patent number: 5215730
    Abstract: A method for improving abrasion resistance of sodium perborate tetrahydrate crystals prepared by reacting sodium metaborate with hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous slurry crystal growth medium, the improvement including highly supersaturating the aqueous slurry crystal growth medium. Also, an agent such as an excess of caustic may be added to the aqueous crystal growth medium to limit the growth rate of individual crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Janet M. Rogers, Linda F. Tolbert, Harold F. Porter, deceased, Daniel A. Green
  • Patent number: D703879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventors: Tara J. Green, Patricia Naygrow, Daniel A. Green