Patents by Inventor Dominic E. Dolci

Dominic E. Dolci 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).

  • Publication number: 20240109499
    Abstract: A vehicle may have a vehicle body and one or more displays. A display may be coupled to a roof portion of the vehicle body with a hinge or other attachment structure, may be mounted within a vehicle armrest, may be attached to a door, or may otherwise be mounted in an interior region of the vehicle body. The display may be a one-sided display, a two-sided display, a display with a touch sensitive edge portion formed from a strip-shaped pixel array extending along a peripheral display sidewall, a lenticular display or other display that is configured to display separate images to different respective vehicle occupant locations, or other suitable display. A positioner may rotate the display, slide the display, or otherwise move the display between a stowed position and one or more deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kurt R Stiehl, Dominic E Dolci, Stephen B Lynch
  • Patent number: 9694526
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a tooling system for forming a unitary housing are disclosed herein. One embodiment may utilize a plurality of injection cavity slides. The slides may form the interior cavity of the housing. Utilizing a plurality of injection cavity slides to form a single cavity insert may allow the slides to be remove from an opening in the housing which is smaller than the cavity of the housing. Removing the slides from housing allows for the formation of housing having a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Richard J. Langlois, Alexander Kwan, Ciaran Keane, Dominic E. Dolci, Chiew-Siang Goh, Bruce E. Berg
  • Patent number: 9333704
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to ultrasonic welding and more particularly to performing an ultrasonic welding operation while rotating one part relative to a mating part. A non-uniform energy director can be disposed along a mating surface of a first part. The energy director can maintain a constant cross-sectional area while having a smaller height near a pivot point for the rotation and a larger height away from the pivot point. The varying height of the energy director can allow the tip of the energy director to come in contact with a second part rotating relative to the first part at approximately the same time during the ultrasonic welding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo Salas Bolanos, Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, Dominic E. Dolci, Cesar Lozano, James G. Smeenge
  • Patent number: 9271431
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which electrical components on a printed circuit board are mounted. A connector may be mounted to the edge of the printed circuit board using solder. The connector may have a threaded portion that protrudes through the housing. A threadless portion of the connector may be aligned with the housing. The connector may have a metal body member covered with a metal shell. The metal shell may have a portion that covers the electrical components and serves as an electromagnetic interference shield for the electrical components. The connector may have a threaded barrel. The threaded barrel may have a threaded outer portion with a diameter that is larger than a threaded inner portion. The threadless portion of the connector may lie between the threaded outer and inner portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hwang Lee, Dominic E. Dolci, Phillip S. Satterfield, George Tziviskos
  • Patent number: 9215833
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a metal electromagnetic interference shielding enclosure. The enclosure may have a bottom wall, vertical sidewalls that extend upwards from the bottom wall, and a lid that covers the enclosure to define an interior cavity. Power supply components and other electrical components may be mounted within the interior cavity. A printed circuit board on which integrated circuits and other components are mounted may have an upper surface that faces the bottom wall of the enclosure and an opposing lower surface that faces a metal plate. Fence structures may be used to help shield components mounted on the printed circuit. Heat may be dissipated from components on the printed circuit into the bottom wall and into the metal plate. A plastic housing may be used to house the shielding enclosure, printed circuit board, components mounted on the printed circuit board, and the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic E. Dolci, Phillip S. Satterfield, Vikas K. Sinha
  • Patent number: 9142908
    Abstract: Various embodiments of low profile male connectors are described. In one embodiment, a connector includes a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth. The plug housing may be designed to be fully insertable into a receptacle connector of an electronic device, and to have a rear surface that conforms with a shape of an exterior surface of the electronic device. The pins arranged in the plug housing may include various features, such as connecting portions protruding from the plug housing at an angle of approximately 90 degrees for coupling to a cable, bases including cutouts for extending a length of an elongated shaft of the pin, barbs for engaging the plug housing, and limit stops for distributing a force applied to the elongated shaft upon engagement with a receiving pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Dominic E. Dolci, Victoria A. Spielmann, Ricardo A. Mariano, Alexander M. Kwan, James G. Smeenge, Daniele De luliis
  • Patent number: 9048124
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with electronic components such as radio-frequency transceiver integrated circuits and other integrated circuits that are be sensitive to electromagnetic interference. Metal structures are configured to serve both as heat sinking structures for the electrical components and electromagnetic interference shielding. Components are mounted to the substrate using solder. Metal fence structures are also soldered to the substrate. Each metal fence has an opening that covers a respective one of the components. A thermally conductive elastomeric gap filler pad is mounted in the opening. A metal heat spreading structure is electrically shorted to the fence using a conductive gasket that surrounds the gap filler pad so that the structure serves as an electromagnetic interference shield. Heat from the component travels through the gap filler pad to the metal heat spreading structure so that the heat spreading structure may laterally spread and dissipate the heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic E. Dolci, James G. Smeenge, Vinh H. Diep, Chiew-Siang Goh
  • Publication number: 20140265763
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a tooling system for forming a unitary housing are disclosed herein. One embodiment may utilize a plurality of injection cavity slides. The slides may form the interior cavity of the housing. Utilizing a plurality of injection cavity slides to form a single cavity insert may allow the slides to be remove from an opening in the housing which is smaller than the cavity of the housing. Removing the slides from housing allows for the formation of housing having a unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Richard J. Langlois, Alexander Kwan, Ciaran Keane, Dominic E. Dolci, Chiew-Siang Goh, Bruce E. Berg
  • Publication number: 20140268578
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a metal electromagnetic interference shielding enclosure. The enclosure may have a bottom wall, vertical sidewalls that extend upwards from the bottom wall, and a lid that covers the enclosure to define an interior cavity. Power supply components and other electrical components may be mounted within the interior cavity. A printed circuit board on which integrated circuits and other components are mounted may have an upper surface that faces the bottom wall of the enclosure and an opposing lower surface that faces a metal plate. Fence structures may be used to help shield components mounted on the printed circuit. Heat may be dissipated from components on the printed circuit into the bottom wall and into the metal plate. A plastic housing may be used to house the shielding enclosure, printed circuit board, components mounted on the printed circuit board, and the metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic E. Dolci, Phillip S. Satterfield, Vikas K. Sinha
  • Publication number: 20140268598
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a housing in which electrical components on a printed circuit board are mounted. A connector may be mounted to the edge of the printed circuit board using solder. The connector may have a threaded portion that protrudes through the housing. A threadless portion of the connector may be aligned with the housing. The connector may have a metal body member covered with a metal shell. The metal shell may have a portion that covers the electrical components and serves as an electromagnetic interference shield for the electrical components. The connector may have a threaded barrel. The threaded barrel may have a threaded outer portion with a diameter that is larger than a threaded inner portion. The threadless portion of the connector may lie between the threaded outer and inner portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hwang Lee, Dominic E. Dolci, Phillip S. Satterfield, George Tziviskos
  • Publication number: 20140256186
    Abstract: Various embodiments of low profile male connectors are described. In one embodiment, a connector includes a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth. The plug housing may be designed to be fully insertable into a receptacle connector of an electronic device, and to have a rear surface that conforms with a shape of an exterior surface of the electronic device. The pins arranged in the plug housing may include various features, such as connecting portions protruding from the plug housing at an angle of approximately 90 degrees for coupling to a cable, bases including cutouts for extending a length of an elongated shaft of the pin, barbs for engaging the plug housing, and limit stops for distributing a force applied to the elongated shaft upon engagement with a receiving pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Dominic E. Dolci, Victoria A. Spielmann, Ricardo A. Mariano, Alexander M. Kwan, James G. Smeenge, Daniele De Iullis
  • Publication number: 20140211432
    Abstract: This application relates generally to a multipurpose fastener for an electronic device. More specifically, the multipurpose fastener is configured to both mechanically restrain at least one circuit board within a housing of an electronic device and to electrically couple at least one circuit board to the housing. In some embodiments, the fastener is configured to constrain two printed circuit boards such that they are disposed substantially parallel to one another. A conductive sleeve can be utilized to establish a predefined distance between the two circuit boards and to provide a conduit through which power can be transferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar LOZANO, Dominic E. Dolci, Chiew-Siang Goh
  • Patent number: 8782869
    Abstract: A connector of a cable (e.g., a 30-pin connector) can be used to facilitate various security-related and other functionalities. For example, a connector can include security locking mechanisms for engaging or locking the connector to a portable electronic device. A connector can additionally support the transmission of security signals, data signals, power, and/or the like. An unlocking tool can be used to disengage a connector locked to the portable electronic device. More specifically, the unlocking tool can be applied to a connector and cause the locking mechanisms of the connector to release such that the connector can be freely disconnected from a connected portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic E. Dolci, Alexander M. Kwan, Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Daniele G. De Iuliis, James G. Smeenge, Ricardo A. Mariano, Victoria A. Spielmann
  • Patent number: 8727812
    Abstract: Various embodiments of low profile male connectors are described. In one embodiment, a connector includes a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth. The plug housing may be designed to be fully insertable into a receptacle connector of an electronic device, and to have a rear surface that conforms with a shape of an exterior surface of the electronic device. The pins arranged in the plug housing may include various features, such as connecting portions protruding from the plug housing at an angle of approximately 90 degrees for coupling to a cable, bases including cutouts for extending a length of an elongated shaft of the pin, barbs for engaging the plug housing, and limit stops for distributing a force applied to the elongated shaft upon engagement with a receiving pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Dominic E. Dolci, Victoria A. Spielmann, Ricardo A. Mariano, Alexander M. Kwan, James G. Smeenge, Daniele De Iullis
  • Publication number: 20140078711
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to ultrasonic welding and more particularly to performing an ultrasonic welding operation while rotating one part relative to a mating part. A non-uniform energy director can be disposed along a mating surface of a first part. The energy director can maintain a constant cross-sectional area while having a smaller height near a pivot point for the rotation and a larger height away from the pivot point. The varying height of the energy director can allow the tip of the energy director to come in contact with a second part rotating relative to the first part at approximately the same time during the ultrasonic welding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo Salas Bolanos, Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, Dominic E. Dolci, Cesar Lozano, James G. Smeenge
  • Publication number: 20140078677
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with electronic components such as radio-frequency transceiver integrated circuits and other integrated circuits that are be sensitive to electromagnetic interference. Metal structures are configured to serve both as heat sinking structures for the electrical components and electromagnetic interference shielding. Components are mounted to the substrate using solder. Metal fence structures are also soldered to the substrate. Each metal fence has an opening that covers a respective one of the components. A thermally conductive elastomeric gap filler pad is mounted in the opening. A metal heat spreading structure is electrically shorted to the fence using a conductive gasket that surrounds the gap filler pad so that the structure serves as an electromagnetic interference shield. Heat from the component travels through the gap filler pad to the metal heat spreading structure so that the heat spreading structure may laterally spread and dissipate the heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Dominic E. Dolci, James G. Smeenge, Vinh H. Diep, Chiew-Siang Goh
  • Patent number: 8659889
    Abstract: Various embodiments of digital signage systems and docking stations are described. In one embodiment, a digital signage system includes an electronic device having a rear surface and an opposing front surface at which a display of the electronic device may be viewed. The system also includes a body for supporting the electronic device. A recessed region is formed in the body from a top surface of the body, and the electronic device is positioned within the recessed region such that the rear surface of the electronic device fits entirely within the recessed region and the front surface of the electronic device is substantially flush with a portion of a top surface of the body that surrounds the recessed region. An aperture may be formed at least partially through the recessed region for receiving a cable assembly operable to connect to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dominic E. Dolci, Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Victoria A. Spielmann, Ricardo A. Mariano, Alexander M. Kwan, James G. Smeenge, Daniele G. De Iuliis
  • Patent number: 8414337
    Abstract: Various embodiments of low profile male connectors are described. In one embodiment, a connector includes a plug housing having a depth and an interior cavity designed to accommodate pins that extend within the interior cavity in a direction of the depth. The plug housing may be designed to be fully insertable into a receptacle connector of an electronic device, and to have a rear surface that conforms with a shape of an exterior surface of the electronic device. The pins arranged in the plug housing may include various features, such as connecting portions protruding from the plug housing at an angle of approximately 90 degrees for coupling to a cable, bases including cutouts for extending a length of an elongated shaft of the pin, barbs for engaging the plug housing, and limit stops for distributing a force applied to the elongated shaft upon engagement with a receiving pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villareal, Dominic E. Dolci, Victoria A. Spielmann, Ricardo A. Mariano, Alexander M. Kwan, James G. Smeenge, Daniele G. De Iuliis
  • Patent number: 8408932
    Abstract: A connector of a cable (e.g., a 30-pin connector) can be used to facilitate various security-related and other functionalities. For example, a connector can include security locking mechanisms for engaging or locking the connector to a portable electronic device. A connector can additionally support the transmission of security signals, data signals, power, and/or the like. An unlocking tool can be used to disengage a connector locked to the portable electronic device. More specifically, the unlocking tool can be applied to a connector and cause the locking mechanisms of the connector to release such that the connector can be freely disconnected from a connected portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Alexander M. Kwan, Daniele G. De Iuliis, Dominic E. Dolci, James G. Smeenge, Ricardo A. Mariano, Victoria A. Spielmann
  • Patent number: D695226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniele De Iuliis, Dominic E. Dolci, Alexander M. Kwan, Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Ricardo A. Mariano, James G. Smeenge, Victoria A. Spielmann