Patents by Inventor Mark A. Malon

Mark A. Malon 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).

  • Display side edge assembly and mobile device including same
    Patent number: 9674922
    Abstract: A channel frame (400) is disclosed for use with a mobile device display (204) having an upper substrate (212) with an upper surface (220), a lower substrate (210) with a lower surface (304), and an OLED layer (216) sealed between the upper substrate (212) and the lower substrate (210). The channel frame (400) includes an upper wall (502) having a lower contact surface (512), a lower wall (504) having an upper contact surface (522), and a central wall (506) connected between the upper wall (502) and the lower wall (504). The channel frame (400) forms an elongated channel having a relaxed state from which the upper wall (502) and the lower wall (504) may be flexed to permit the channel frame (400) to be coupled to a side edge of the display (204). When the channel frame (400) is adhered to a structural component of the mobile device (100), it carries the impact forces resulting from dropping the device (100) and thereby protects the display (204) from damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Malon, Jason E. Jordan
  • DISPLAY SIDE EDGE ASSEMBLY AND MOBILE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20140265821
    Abstract: A channel frame (400) is disclosed for use with a mobile device display (204) having an upper substrate (212) with an upper surface (220), a lower substrate (210) with a lower surface (304), and an OLED layer (216) sealed between the upper substrate (212) and the lower substrate (210). The channel frame (400) includes an upper wall (502) having a lower contact surface (512), a lower wall (504) having an upper contact surface (522), and a central wall (506) connected between the upper wall (502) and the lower wall (504). The channel frame (400) forms an elongated channel having a relaxed state from which the upper wall (502) and the lower wall (504) may be flexed to permit the channel frame (400) to be coupled to a side edge of the display (204). When the channel frame (400) is adhered to a structural component of the mobile device (100), it carries the impact forces resulting from dropping the device (100) and thereby protects the display (204) from damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Malon, Jason E. Jordan