Patents by Inventor Kevin Bui

Kevin Bui 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: 12614873
    Abstract: Connector receptacles and related structures that can be hidden and protected, and that have a low-profile or shallow depth. An example can provide an electronic device having a connector receptacle, where the connector receptacle can be hidden using a cover. The cover can hide the connector receptacle and protect it from debris. The connector receptacle can also have a shallow depth making it suitable for use in small devices. Various cover mechanisms can be used. These cover mechanisms can be bistable, that is they can have a stable open position and a stable closed position. There can be tactile feedback provided to a user as the user moves the cover from the open position to the closed position and from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud R. Amini, James M. Jeon, Ayoub Yari Boroujeni, Jack B. Rector, III, Caleb J. Flori, Colin J. Abraham, Youqun Dong, Brandon Y. Leung, Kevin Bui
  • Publication number: 20250123697
    Abstract: A computer stylus may have a shaft with a metal tube and a cap slidable between open and closed positions. A connector port may be exposed in the open position and hidden in the closed position. An antenna element may be formed from conductive traces on a printed circuit board in the shaft and aligned with a window in the metal tube. The cap may include a metal hook extending from a conductive wall into the shaft. The hook may overlap the antenna element in the closed position. The shaft may include a dielectric bumper in an opening of the hook. The hook and wall may slide relative to the shaft along the dielectric bumper. The cap may include a metal sleeve around the port. The cap may include a conductive bumper on the wall. The conductive bumper may contact the sleeve when the cap is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Brandon Y Leung, Zhe Zhang, Caleb J Flori, Lu Zhang, Stephen J Marrone, Harish Rajagopalan, Colin J Abraham, Kevin Bui, Stephanie Chou
  • Publication number: 20250112403
    Abstract: Connector receptacles and related structures that can be hidden and protected, and that have a low-profile or shallow depth. An example can provide an electronic device having a connector receptacle, where the connector receptacle can be hidden using a cover. The cover can hide the connector receptacle and protect it from debris. The connector receptacle can also have a shallow depth making it suitable for use in small devices. Various cover mechanisms can be used. These cover mechanisms can be bistable, that is they can have a stable open position and a stable closed position. There can be tactile feedback provided to a user as the user moves the cover from the open position to the closed position and from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud R. Amini, James M. Jeon, Ayoub Yari Boroujeni, Jack B. Rector, III, Caleb J. Flori, Colin J. Abraham, Youqun Dong, Brandon Y. Leung, Kevin Bui
  • Publication number: 20240423627
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for treating volume overload are disclosed herein. According to some examples, the present technology includes a method comprising delivering a distal portion of an elongate shaft to a treatment site within a vein of an upper chest of a patient, where the treatment site is between a superior vena cava and a left axillary vein. The method can include expanding an occlusive member at the treatment site proximal of an opening to a thoracic duct, thereby blocking blood flow proximal of the occlusive member. The method can further include injecting a contrast agent at the treatment site distal of the occlusive member such that the contrast agent flows retrograde into the thoracic duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Stacie Arechavala, Kevin Bui, Ankit Garg, Paola Calvachi Prieto
  • Publication number: 20130304541
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for managing consumer demand in an online marketplace. In one aspect, a method for managing consumer initiated demand in an online marketplace comprises: receiving a first request for a product or service from a first consumer; identifying one of a plurality of categories as corresponding to the first request; assigning the first request to the identified category; receiving at least one additional request for a product or service from a second consumer and assigning the at least one additional request to the identified category; determining, using a processor, a demand for the identified category based at least on the number of requests assigned to the identified category; and selectively generating a merchant notification for at least one merchant based on the determined demand for the identified category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sloan, Christopher Cameron, Jason Aubrey, Kevin Bui