Patents by Inventor Eric Steven Volk

Eric Steven Volk 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).

  • Locking mechanisms in electronic devices
    Patent number: 10893724
    Abstract: Locking mechanisms and electronic devices having locking mechanisms are described herein. In one example, a locking mechanism includes a latch configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein a component of the electronic device is secured in the locked position and removable in the unlocked position. The locking mechanism further includes a memory wire in communication with the latch, wherein the memory wire is configured to contract in length to move the latch between the locked position and the unlocked position to release the component of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Steven Volk, David John Huston, Scott Douglas Bowers
  • LOCKING MECHANISMS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190125039
    Abstract: Locking mechanisms and electronic devices having locking mechanisms are described herein. In one example, a locking mechanism includes a latch configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein a component of the electronic device is secured in the locked position and removable in the unlocked position. The locking mechanism further includes a memory wire in communication with the latch, wherein the memory wire is configured to contract in length to move the latch between the locked position and the unlocked position to release the component of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Steven Volk, David John Huston, Scott Douglas Bowers