Patents by Inventor James D. WAHL

James D. WAHL 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: 10248158
    Abstract: An enclosure assembly of a monitor device includes an enclosure cover having a cover wall extending substantially in a first plane between a plurality of sides, wherein the cover wall includes an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. The enclosure assembly includes a first stiffener wing and a second stiffener wing each having one or more mounting portions spaced apart from one or more stiffener portions to define one or more wing body ribs, each mounting portion including a mounting surface opposing a corresponding portion of the interior surface of the cover wall. The first stiffener wing includes a first wing body that extends toward a first side of the enclosure cover, and the second stiffener wing includes a second wing body that extends to a second side of the enclosure cover. Additionally, a display and/or a base assembly may be mounted to the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy M. Sullivan, James D. Wahl, Stephen A. Cummings, David P. Platt
  • Publication number: 20180116058
    Abstract: An enclosure assembly of a monitor device includes an enclosure cover having a cover wall extending substantially in a first plane between a plurality of sides, wherein the cover wall includes an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. The enclosure assembly includes a first stiffener wing and a second stiffener wing each having one or more mounting portions spaced apart from one or more stiffener portions to define one or more wing body ribs, each mounting portion including a mounting surface opposing a corresponding portion of the interior surface of the cover wall. The first stiffener wing includes a first wing body that extends toward a first side of the enclosure cover, and the second stiffener wing includes a second wing body that extends to a second side of the enclosure cover. Additionally, a display and/or a base assembly may be mounted to the enclosure assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy M. SULLIVAN, James D. WAHL, Stephen A. CUMMINGS, David P. PLATT