Patents by Inventor Ming Leong

Ming Leong 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).

  • Exposed glass article with inner recessed area for portable electronic device housing
    Patent number: 9946302
    Abstract: Transparent articles for use as outer surfaces of electronic devices and methods therefor are disclosed. A transparent cover can be provided over a display of portable electronic device to provide a protective outer cover over the display. The transparent cover can include material to mark, mask or color a portion of the transparent cover, such portion thereupon becoming opaque. The material can be provided in a recessed portion of an inner surface of the transparent cover, such portion being a portion of the transparent cover that is not over a usable portion of the display. The electronic device can, for example, be a portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Ming Leong, Kristina A. Babiarz, Amy Qian, Kevin David Gibbs, Eugene C. Cheung
  • Systems and methods for routing cables in an electronic device
    Patent number: 9084357
    Abstract: Systems and methods for routing cables in an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a touch sensor having a number of traces, a display component, and a mechanical button, each of which may be coupled to a circuit board via a single flexible circuit cable. This may save valuable space within the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Christopher M. Werner, Colin M. Ely, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Ming Leong, Phillip Michael Hobson
  • Exposed Glass Article with Inner Recessed Area for Portable Electronic Device Housing
    Publication number: 20140078412
    Abstract: Transparent articles for use as outer surfaces of electronic devices and methods therefor are disclosed. A transparent cover can be provided over a display of portable electronic device to provide a protective outer cover over the display. The transparent cover can include material to mark, mask or color a portion of the transparent cover, such portion thereupon becoming opaque. The material can be provided in a recessed portion of an inner surface of the transparent cover, such portion being a portion of the transparent cover that is not over a usable portion of the display. The electronic device can, for example, be a portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Franklin, Ming Leong, Kristina A. Babiarz, Amy Qian, Kevin David Gibbs, Eugene C. Cheung
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING CABLES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140071081
    Abstract: Systems and methods for routing cables in an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include a touch sensor having a number of traces, a display component, and a mechanical button, each of which may be coupled to a circuit board via a single flexible circuit cable. This may save valuable space within the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Christopher M. Werner, Colin M. Ely, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Ming Leong, Phillip Michael Hobson
  • Modular electronic enclosure with cooling design
    Publication number: 20060023422
    Abstract: An embodiment of a modular electronic enclosure is provided as including a chassis having a first portion defining a first compartment, and a second portion defining a second compartment. First and second replaceable units are replaceably received within the first and second compartments, respectively. The modular electronic enclosure also has a fan unit that is replaceably received within a compartment defined by the first portion or the second portion. The fan unit is configured to pull in cooling air through the first portion and exhaust pressurized cooling air through the second portion. A method of cooling a modular electronic enclosure defining first and second compartments is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kent Shum, Randall Diaz, Robert Tong, Perry Hayden, Ming Leong
  • Modular electronic enclosure with cooling design
    Patent number: 6980435
    Abstract: An embodiment of a modular electronic enclosure is provided as including a chassis having a first portion defining a first compartment, and a second portion defining a second compartment. First and second replaceable units are replaceably received within the first and second compartments, respectively. The modular electronic enclosure also has a fan unit that is replaceably received within a compartment defined by the first portion or the second portion. The fan unit is configured to pull in cooling air through the first portion and exhaust pressurized cooling air through the second portion. A method of cooling a modular electronic enclosure defining first and second compartments is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Kent N. Shum, Randall J. Diaz, Robert J. Tong, Perry L. Hayden, Ming Leong
  • Modular electronic enclosure with cooling design
    Publication number: 20050162831
    Abstract: An embodiment of a modular electronic enclosure is provided as including a chassis having a first portion defining a first compartment, and a second portion defining a second compartment. First and second replaceable units are replaceably received within the first and second compartments, respectively. The modular electronic enclosure also has a fan unit that is replaceably received within a compartment defined by the first portion or the second portion. The fan unit is configured to pull in cooling air through the first portion and exhaust pressurized cooling air through the second portion. A method of cooling a modular electronic enclosure defining first and second compartments is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Kent Shum, Randall Diaz, Robert Tong, Perry Hayden, Ming Leong