Patents by Inventor Jim Smeenge

Jim Smeenge 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).

  • Connector adapter
    Patent number: 9209547
    Abstract: Connector adapters that may allow contacts in a connector insert to form electrical connections with contacts in an incompatible connector receptacle. One example may provide a connector adapter for providing a connection between a connector insert and an incompatible connector receptacle. The connector adapter may be a magnetic connector providing a magnetic connector receptacle at a first end to accept a connector insert having an attraction plate. This connector adapter may further provide a connector insert having an attraction plate at a second end to insert into a magnetic connector receptacle on an electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Jim Smeenge, Chiew-Sang Goh