Patents by Inventor Kenneth Arthur Jenks

Kenneth Arthur Jenks 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).

  • Door lock
    Patent number: 9871399
    Abstract: A door lock apparatus, comprising a male component; a connection to a power source; a lock actuator, powered by the power source and configured to move the male component at least partially through a strike and into a box beyond the strike in the path of the male component to lock a door, wherein the male component comprises a plurality of parallel subcomponents oriented lengthwise in the direction of a path of the male component; a bed of sensors positioned in the box and configured to sense a number of parallel subcomponents that contact the bed after the male component has been moved into the box; and an alarm in communication with the bed, wherein the alarm is triggered when an attempt is made to lock the door and an insufficient number of parallel subcomponents contacting the bed has been sensed by the bed of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Peter Privitera, John Benjamin Filson, Kevin Booth, Kenneth Arthur Jenks, Mark Kraz, Jason Chamberlain
  • DOOR LOCK
    Publication number: 20170191287
    Abstract: A door lock apparatus, comprising a male component; a connection to a power source; a lock actuator, powered by the power source and configured to move the male component at least partially through a strike and into a box beyond the strike in the path of the male component to lock a door, wherein the male component comprises a plurality of parallel subcomponents oriented lengthwise in the direction of a path of the male component; a bed of sensors positioned in the box and configured to sense a number of parallel subcomponents that contact the bed after the male component has been moved into the box; and an alarm in communication with the bed, wherein the alarm is triggered when an attempt is made to lock the door and an insufficient number of parallel subcomponents contacting the bed has been sensed by the bed of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Peter Privitera, John Benjamin Filson, Kevin Booth, Kenneth Arthur Jenks, Mark Kraz, Jason Chamberlain
  • Door mechanism for handheld computer
    Patent number: 6549399
    Abstract: A door mechanism is provided for a handheld computer. The door mechanism includes a detachable section that is extendable from an interior of the handheld computer's housing. The detachable section is biased to pivot towards the housing from the extended position. An interior of the detachable section includes a coupling structure to receive an external electrical component. The detachable section may be returned to a closed position to cause the external electrical component to make contact with an interior element of the handheld computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Arthur Jenks
  • Door mechanism for handheld computer
    Publication number: 20020075639
    Abstract: A door mechanism is provided for a handheld computer. The door mechanism includes a detachable section that is extendable from an interior of the handheld computer's housing. The detachable section is biased to pivot towards the housing from the extended position. An interior of the detachable section includes a coupling structure to receive an external electrical component. The detachable section may be returned to a closed position to cause the external electrical component to make contact with an interior element of the handheld computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Kenneth Arthur Jenks
  • Housing for an electronic device
    Patent number: D697068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Phillip M. Hobson, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Kenneth Arthur Jenks, Duncan Robert Kerr, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Christopher J. Stringer, Tang Yew Tan, Erik Li Wang, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer, Vincent Keane Seid
  • Display module for an electronic device
    Patent number: D697511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Phillip M. Hobson, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Kenneth Arthur Jenks, Duncan Robert Kerr, Adam Duckworth Mittleman, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Christopher J. Stringer, Tang Yew Tan, Erik Li Wang, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer, Vincent Keane Seid