Patents by Inventor Ed Cline

Ed Cline 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).

  • Docking station adapter for computer media modules
    Patent number: 6011687
    Abstract: A docking station adapter for portable computer media modules is described. In one embodiment, the docking station adapter includes a housing that is inserted into a expansion bay of a docking station and into which a media module is inserted, a flexible printed circuit ("FPC") including the necessary connectors for adapting a connector of the media module to a connector of the docking station disposed within the expansion bay, a mechanism for ejecting and removing the module from the adapter, and a mechanism for ejecting and removing the adapter from the expansion bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Dell U.S.A., L. P.
    Inventors: Steve Gluskoter, Ed Cline, Ed Tinsley, Orin M. Ozias, Bryan Howell, Bryan Hunter, Damon Broder