Patents by Inventor Glenn S Schultz

Glenn S Schultz 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).

  • Magnetic electrical connection system for an electronic device
    Patent number: 9559456
    Abstract: Electrical connection systems (100) for electronic devices (102) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a male electrical connector (104) includes a male housing portion (138) and at least a first magnet (134a) carried by the male housing portion (138). The first magnet (134a) includes a curved contact surface (1200) configured to abut with a female electrical receptacle (106). At least a first resilient electrical contact (136a) is carried by the male housing portion (138) for making an electrical connection with the female electrical receptacle (106). The first magnet (134a) and the first resilient electrical contact (136a) are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of the male housing portion (138).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Roger W Harmon, Kenneth W Carlson, Daniel P Rodgers, Glenn S Schultz, Frank H Stone
  • Magnetic Electrical Connection System for an Electronic Device
    Publication number: 20140273546
    Abstract: Electrical connection systems (100) for electronic devices (102) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a male electrical connector (104) includes a male housing portion (138) and at least a first magnet (134a) carried by the male housing portion (138). The first magnet (134a) includes a curved contact surface (1200) configured to abut with a female electrical receptacle (106). At least a first resilient electrical contact (136a) is carried by the male housing portion (138) for making an electrical connection with the female electrical receptacle (106). The first magnet (134a) and the first resilient electrical contact (136a) are disposed in a parallel configuration along a transverse axis of the male housing portion (138).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Roger W. Harmon, Kenneth W. Carlson, Daniel P. Rodgers, Glenn S. Schultz, Frank H. Stone
  • Communication device
    Patent number: D688222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Toshihiro Fujimura, Mohammed Abdul-Gaffoor, Steve C Emmert, Louis J Lundell, Katherine C Morgenroth, Phillip R Nensel, Paul M Pierce, Glenn S Schultz, Joel Soto