Patents by Inventor Megan Hayes

Megan Hayes 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).

  • Multiple peripheral connection device for connecting multiple peripheral devices to a host device
    Patent number: 6435904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple peripheral connection device for connecting multiple peripheral devices to a host device via a series of flexible electrical connectors. The device includes a multiplicity of port orienting structures having downstream ports provided thereon. The port orienting structures are individually movable relative to the device housing and one another so as to enable relative orientation of said downstream ports provided thereon to be adjusted to facilitate establishing the electrical coupling between the downstream ports and the multiple peripheral devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Fellowes, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Herbst, James W. Beile, Megan Hayes, Gregory J. Foster, Robert W. Sheldon