Patents by Inventor Mark Seibert

Mark Seibert 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 ensuring safe peripheral connection
    Patent number: 5781744
    Abstract: An input/output interface apparatus that allows a computer system to have less ports and greater safety with the connection of peripheral devices to the ports is disclosed. The input/output interface apparatus enables the computer system to supply multiple bus standards to a single flexible port of the computer system. The input/output interface apparatus permits safe connection of a peripheral device to a port of the computer system when the computer system is powered-on (so called hot-plugging or hot-docking).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary B. Johnson, Lesley A. Bird, Robert Bailey, Krishna Viswanadham, Mark Seibert