Patents by Inventor Lynn Richard Youngs

Lynn Richard Youngs 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).

  • Devices and methods for shielding displays from electrostatic discharge
    Patent number: 9001280
    Abstract: Methods and devices for shielding displays from electrostatic discharge (ESD) are provided. In one example, a display of an electronic device may include a high resistivity shielding layer configured to protect electrical components from static charges. The display may also include a conductive layer electrically coupled to the high resistivity shielding layer and configured to decrease a discharge time of static charges from the high resistivity shielding layer. The display may include a grounding layer and a conductor electrically coupled between the conductive layer and the grounding layer to direct static charges from the conductive layer to the grounding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Xu, Zhibing Ge, Cheng-Ho Yu, Cheng Chen, Abbas Jamshidi-Roudbari, Lynn Richard Youngs
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SHIELDING DISPLAYS FROM ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
    Publication number: 20130329171
    Abstract: Methods and devices for shielding displays from electrostatic discharge (ESD) are provided. In one example, a display of an electronic device may include a high resistivity shielding layer configured to protect electrical components from static charges. The display may also include a conductive layer electrically coupled to the high resistivity shielding layer and configured to decrease a discharge time of static charges from the high resistivity shielding layer. The display may include a grounding layer and a conductor electrically coupled between the conductive layer and the grounding layer to direct static charges from the conductive layer to the grounding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ming Xu, Zhibing Ge, Cheng-Ho Yu, Cheng Chen, Abbas Jamshidi-Roudbari, Lynn Richard Youngs