Patents by Inventor Kenneth Carden

Kenneth Carden 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).

  • Method and apparatus for auxiliary port function distinction
    Patent number: 11079823
    Abstract: The present application relates to providing auxiliary port function distinction by illuminating a first light emitting diode around a data transfer capable port wherein the first light emitting diode is illuminated in a first color, illuminating a second light emitting diode around a charge only port, receiving a first data connection request at the charge only port, illuminating the first light emitting diode a second color in response to the data connection request, receiving a second data connection request at the data transfer capable port, initiating a data connection handshake between a device connected to the data transfer capable port and a processor in response to the second data connection request, and illuminating the first light emitting diode the second color in response to the initiation of the data connection handshake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin Medin, Timothy O'Hara, Dean Knight, Matthew Wallace, Kenneth Carden
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUXILIARY PORT FUNCTION DISTINCTION
    Publication number: 20210223840
    Abstract: The present application relates to providing auxiliary port function distinction by illuminating a first light emitting diode around a data transfer capable port wherein the first light emitting diode is illuminated in a first color, illuminating a second light emitting diode around a charge only port, receiving a first data connection request at the charge only port, illuminating the first light emitting diode a second color in response to the data connection request, receiving a second data connection request at the data transfer capable port, initiating a data connection handshake between a device connected to the data transfer capable port and a processor in response to the second data connection request, and illuminating the first light emitting diode the second color in response to the initiation of the data connection handshake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin Medin, Timothy O'Hara, Dean Knight, Matthew Wallace, Kenneth Carden