Patents by Inventor Francisco DE LA PAZ, JR.

Francisco DE LA PAZ, JR. 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: 10361044
    Abstract: An electronic device having a button assembly fitted with an enclosure of the electronic device is disclosed. The button assembly may include a button connected to a first protrusion and a second protrusion, both of which extend through a first through hole and a second through hole, respectively, of the enclosure. The electronic device may include a liquid-resistant electronic device. The button assembly may include sealing elements fitted on the protrusions to plug, or seal, the through holes. The button assembly may include a clip that secures the button assembly with the enclosure. The button assembly may include a bar secured with the first protrusion and the second protrusion. When an “off-center” force is applied to an end of the button, the bar is designed to distribute the force so that the other end of the button is actuated and the button remains generally parallel with respect to the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Xydis, Francisco De La Paz, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140360509
    Abstract: A saliva collector comprises a reservoir and a flow path from an inlet to an outlet on the reservoir. A heating element is disposed along the flow path. The heating element applies heat to force bubbles and foam present in the air aspirated from a patient's oral cavity to collapse. The collapsed bubbles and foam evaporate or drain into the reservoir bottom as liquid saliva.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Jonathan L. PODMORE, John Edwards CROWE, Nicholas R. VITALE, Francisco DE LA PAZ, JR., Robert Curtis LOVELACE, Payne McQueen MONTGOMERY, Thomas Duncan KOZLOWSKI