Patents by Inventor Gerard Michael Cafferty

Gerard Michael Cafferty 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).

  • Apparatus for securing electronic equipment
    Patent number: 8331084
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing electronic equipment. The apparatus includes an electronic device having a first mating portion. The device is removably secured within a shell, which has an open end allowing access to the first mating portion. The apparatus further includes a dock having a second mating portion and an output connector in electrical communication with the second mating portion. The dock removably receives the shell to facilitate electrical communication between the first and second mating portions. The output connector facilitates electrical communication between the electronic device and a device external to the dock. The apparatus also includes a damping mechanism to reduce vibratory forces on the first and second mating portions and relative movement between the portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Wing Yeung Chung, Gerard Michael Cafferty
  • APPARATUS FOR SECURING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20110279965
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing electronic equipment. The apparatus includes an electronic device having a first mating portion. The device is removably secured within a shell, which has an open end allowing access to the first mating portion. The apparatus further includes a dock having a second mating portion and an output connector in electrical communication with the second mating portion. The dock removably receives the shell to facilitate electrical communication between the first and second mating portions. The output connector facilitates electrical communication between the electronic device and a device external to the dock. The apparatus also includes a damping mechanism to reduce vibratory forces on the first and second mating portions and relative movement between the portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Wing Yeung Chung, Gerard Michael Cafferty
  • Display with connector and cover
    Patent number: D812613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gerard Michael Cafferty, Randy Michael Kawinski
  • Display with connector and cover
    Patent number: D884696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Gerard Michael Cafferty, Randy Michael Kawinski