Patents by Inventor Max Burton

Max Burton 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: 7300306
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a data storage device that includes a host connector to facilitate attachment to a host computer so that the host computer can access one or more storage elements within the device. The data storage device includes a flexible member to mechanically and electrically couple the host connector of the device to a housing that holds the storage elements. The housing may comprise a receptacle for insertion of the host connector when the device is not coupled to a host computer. The flexible member may define a length and a flexibility sufficient to allow the host connector to be inserted into the receptacle in the housing. When the host connector is inserted into the receptacle in the housing, the data storage device forms a loop, allowing the device to be attached to items or objects or possibly worn as jewelry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Trung V. Le, Max Burton, Cyan Godfrey, Mark Prommel, Richard Whitehall
  • Publication number: 20060252305
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a data storage device that includes a host connector to facilitate attachment to a host computer so that the host computer can access one or more storage elements within the device. The data storage device includes a flexible member to mechanically and electrically couple the host connector of the device to a housing that holds the storage elements. The housing may comprise a receptacle for insertion of the host connector when the device is not coupled to a host computer. The flexible member may define a length and a flexibility sufficient to allow the host connector to be inserted into the receptacle in the housing. When the host connector is inserted into the receptacle in the housing, the data storage device forms a loop, allowing the device to be attached to items or objects or possibly worn as jewelry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Trung Le, Max Burton, Cyan Godfrey, Mark Prommel, Richard Whitehall
  • Patent number: D443277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Modest Khovaylo, David Farrage, Max Burton, Steven Vordenberg, Davin Stowell, Kevin Lozeau
  • Patent number: D446523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Company
    Inventors: Modest Khovaylo, David Farrage, Max Burton, Steven Vordenberg, Davin Stowell, Kevin Lozeau
  • Patent number: D533394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D537818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Max Burton, Cyan Godfrey, Mark Prommel, Richard Whitehall
  • Patent number: D545117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D547600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D548017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D550514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D550515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D559628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D567596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D574671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol
  • Patent number: D578354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Inventors: Chia C. Chiang, Blake McEldowney, Max Burton, Brent D. Sokol