Patents by Inventor Michael Otsuka

Michael Otsuka 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).

  • Publication number: 20220162886
    Abstract: A security apparatus includes a lock body, an actuator assembly supported by the lock body, the actuator assembly having an engagement feature configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. The security apparatus further includes a lock tip removably coupled to the lock body. The lock tip is movable by the actuator assembly between a locked position, in which the lock tip is secured to the portable electronic device, and an unlocked position, in which the lock tip is unsecured from the portable electronic device. Rotating the engagement feature from the second position to the first position locks the lock tip to the lock body and concurrently locks the lock tip to the portable electronic device. Rotating the engagement feature from the first position to the second position unlocks the lock tip from the lock body and concurrently unlocks the lock tip from the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: William De Meulenaere, Michael Otsuka, Alex Klinkman, James Kao
  • Patent number: 11236529
    Abstract: A security apparatus for a portable electronic device having a slot includes a body having an insertable portion configured to be inserted into the slot of the portable electronic device, and a boss extending from the insertable portion and positioned outside of the slot. The boss is configured to attach to a lock head. The security apparatus also includes a wedge supported at least partially within the insertable portion of the body. The wedge is movable relative to the insertable portion between a first position, in which the wedge extends out of the insertable portion and is configured to engage a surface of the portable electronic device that defines the slot, and a second position, in which the wedge is retracted relative to the first position and is configured to disengage the surface of the portable electronic device that defines the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventors: Wilson Tse, William De Meulenaere, Michael Otsuka, James Kao, Joseph A. Teresi, Alex J. Klinkman, Todd C. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20190316385
    Abstract: A security apparatus for a portable electronic device having a slot includes a body having an insertable portion configured to be inserted into the slot of the portable electronic device, and a boss extending from the insertable portion and positioned outside of the slot. The boss is configured to attach to a lock head. The security apparatus also includes a wedge supported at least partially within the insertable portion of the body. The wedge is movable relative to the insertable portion between a first position, in which the wedge extends out of the insertable portion and is configured to engage a surface of the portable electronic device that defines the slot, and a second position, in which the wedge is retracted relative to the first position and is configured to disengage the surface of the portable electronic device that defines the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Wilson Tse, William De Meulenaere, Michael Otsuka, James Kao, Joseph A. Teresi, Alex J. Klinkman, Todd C. Robinson