Patents by Inventor Ed Wright

Ed Wright 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: 10876347
    Abstract: Rotating door systems and methods for rotating a plurality of rotatable doors between a closed position and an open position are provided. Each of the rotatable doors may have a height measured in a vertical direction between opposing horizontal edges, a width measured in a horizontal direction between opposing vertical edges, and an axis of rotation centrally located between the opposing vertical edges. The rotatable doors may be rotatably coupled to an upper support at the axis of rotation via an upper pivot shaft and rotatably coupled to a lower support at the axis of rotation via a lower pivot shaft. The rotatable doors may be at least partially transparent. The rotation of one or more of the rotatable doors may be controlled by a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James Andrus, Ed Wright, James McGrath, Marco Albertini, Brent Gordon, Hilton Perry
  • Publication number: 20170002604
    Abstract: Rotating door systems and methods for rotating a plurality of rotatable doors between a closed position and an open position are provided. Each of the rotatable doors may have a height measured in a vertical direction between opposing horizontal edges, a width measured in a horizontal direction between opposing vertical edges, and an axis of rotation centrally located between the opposing vertical edges. The rotatable doors may be rotatably coupled to an upper support at the axis of rotation via an upper pivot shaft and rotatably coupled to a lower support at the axis of rotation via a lower pivot shaft. The rotatable doors may be at least partially transparent. The rotation of one or more of the rotatable doors may be controlled by a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: James ANDRUS, Ed WRIGHT, James MCGRATH, Marco ALBERTINI, Brent GORDON, Hilton PERRY
  • Patent number: D771836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Siegel, Christopher M. Green, James Andrus, David del Villar Fernandez, David Nelson, Stefan Behling, David Summerfield, James McGrath, Ed Wright, Bo Yoon, Ton Men Banh
  • Patent number: D912274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Siegel, Christopher M. Green, James Andrus, David del Villar Fernandez, David Nelson, Stefan Behling, David Summerfield, James McGrath, Ed Wright, Bo Yoon, Ton Men Banh