Patents by Inventor Guido GRUESSHABER

Guido GRUESSHABER 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).

  • Plastic-lined interconnect receptacle
    Patent number: 10505307
    Abstract: Provided is a plastic-lined interconnect receptacle configured to receive a plug therein. The interconnect receptacle may include a tongue with pins applied thereon for electrical contact with the plug, a metal shell comprising a plurality of inner walls configured to surround at least a portion of the tongue, and a plastic liner positioned inside the metal shell to cover at least three of the inner walls. With such an interconnect receptacle, a color of the plastic liner may be an external color of a computing device in which the interconnect receptacle is installed while maintaining compliance with a UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS or DISPLAYPORT specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Akash Atul Shah, Kurt David Wrisley, Hua Wang, Guido Gruesshaber
  • PLASTIC-LINED INTERCONNECT RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20180287288
    Abstract: Provided is a plastic-lined interconnect receptacle configured to receive a plug therein. The interconnect receptacle may include a tongue with pins applied thereon for electrical contact with the plug, a metal shell comprising a plurality of inner walls configured to surround at least a portion of the tongue, and a plastic liner positioned inside the metal shell to cover at least three of the inner walls. With such an interconnect receptacle, a color of the plastic liner may be an external color of a computing device in which the interconnect receptacle is installed while maintaining compliance with a UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS or DISPLAYPORT specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Akash Atul SHAH, Kurt David WRISLEY, Hua WANG, Guido GRUESSHABER