Patents by Inventor Marshall GRINSTEAD

Marshall GRINSTEAD 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: 9785198
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a hinge assembly to secure a first housing of the electronic device to a second housing. The hinge assembly is to allow for electrical signals to pass between the first housing and the second housing and for a rotation of the first housing in relation to the second housing. The hinge assembly may include a plurality of discs to receive a plurality of segments of the accessory as the hinge assembly engages to secure the first housing to the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Marshall Grinstead, Stephen D. Berry, Gabriel G. Khouri, Tommy S. Montoya, Russell S. Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150378399
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a hinge assembly to secure a first housing of the electronic device to a second housing. The hinge assembly is to allow for electrical signals to pass between the first housing and the second housing and for a rotation of the first housing in relation to the second housing. The hinge assembly may include a plurality of discs to receive a plurality of segments of the accessory as the hinge assembly engages to secure the first housing to the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Marshall Grinstead, Stephen D. Berry, Gabriel G. Khouri, Tommy S. Montoya, Russell S. Aoki
  • Patent number: 9220994
    Abstract: A card-holding component. The card-holding component comprises a main body that includes a base and a card-holding portion. The card-holding portion having a geometry of a segment of a circle with an arcuate edge. The card-holding component also comprises a multiplicity of peripheral slots arranged to open on the arcuate edge of the card-holding portion. Additionally, the card-holding component comprises a coupling notch having a width that substantially matches a thickness of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: E & M Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Murphy, Michael Woods, Marshall Grinstead, Forrest Grinstead
  • Patent number: 9211648
    Abstract: A robot system that includes an operator control unit, mission robot, and a repeater. The operator control unit has a display. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a controller in communication with the drive system and the operator control unit. The repeater receives a communication signal between the operator control unit and the robot and retransmits the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Marshall Grinstead, Orin P.F. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20130268118
    Abstract: A robot system that includes an operator control unit, mission robot, and a repeater. The operator control unit has a display. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot over a work surface, and a controller in communication with the drive system and the operator control unit. The repeater receives a communication signal between the operator control unit and the robot and retransmits the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: IRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Marshall Grinstead, Orin P.F. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20130230353
    Abstract: A card-holding component. The card-holding component comprises a main body that includes a base and a card-holding portion. The card-holding portion having a geometry of a segment of a circle with an arcuate edge. The card-holding component also comprises a multiplicity of peripheral slots arranged to open on the arcuate edge of the card-holding portion. Additionally, the card-holding component comprises a coupling notch having a width that substantially matches a thickness of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: E&M LABS, INC.
    Inventors: Evan MURPHY, Michael WOODS, Marshall GRINSTEAD, Forrest GRINSTEAD