Patents by Inventor Minh Cao Nguyen
Minh Cao Nguyen 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).
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Publication number: 20240106163Abstract: A connector includes a housing including a plug opening and a cable opening. A cable extends through the cable opening away from the housing. An electronic plug is connected to the cable within the housing and extends through the plug opening away from the housing. The electronic plug is selectively moveable relative to the housing between an extended position and a retracted position when a pulling force is applied to the cable. A bias mechanism biases the electronic plug to the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Minh Cao NGUYEN, David Scott ALLAWAY, Gianna Marie MORENA
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Publication number: 20240088598Abstract: A connector for an electronic device is disclosed. The connector includes a housing. The housing includes a leading surface. The leading surface forms a plug opening and a fulcrum spaced away from the plug opening. The connector includes an electronic plug extending through the plug opening away from the leading surface of the housing. The connector includes a pivot providing the electronic plug a range of angular adjustment relative to the leading surface of the housing. The connector includes a bias mechanism biasing the electronic plug to a default position within the range of angular adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David Scott ALLAWAY, Gianna Marie MORENA, Minh Cao NGUYEN, Suet Fong TIN
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Patent number: 11895812Abstract: A computing component is described. The computing component includes a cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material may have a cosmetic surface and a protrusion surface. The computing component includes a protrusion extending from the protrusion surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material is uniform in appearance to the naked eye. In some embodiments, the protrusion may have a base and an end. The base may have a cross-sectional width and the end may have a cross-sectional width. A difference in the cross-sectional width of the base and the cross-sectional width of the end may be less than 250 microns.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Lincoln Matthew Ghioni, Gary Russell McClary, Lawrence David Azzano, Minh Cao Nguyen, Scott Jeffrey Korn
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Patent number: 11249519Abstract: A computing device is movable into an airplane mode. A spine on a hinge connects a display to a keyboard. The back surface of the keyboard includes keyboard magnetic material and the spine include spine magnetic material. The spine magnetic material is magnetically attracted to the keyboard. In the airplane mode, the spine is magnetically connected to the keyboard such that the display is secured relative to the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Katherine Margaret Bailey, Karsten Aagaard, Minh Cao Nguyen
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Publication number: 20210096605Abstract: A computing device is movable into an airplane mode. A spine on a hinge connects a display to a keyboard. The back surface of the keyboard includes keyboard magnetic material and the spine include spine magnetic material. The spine magnetic material is magnetically attracted to the keyboard. In the airplane mode, the spine is magnetically connected to the keyboard such that the display is secured relative to the keyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Katherine Margaret BAILEY, Karsten AAGAARD, Minh Cao NGUYEN
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Patent number: 10948999Abstract: The metal and plastic composite keyboards disclosed herein each include a two-part top bezel, which in turn includes a metallic first top bezel and a plastic second top bezel. The metallic first top bezel and a plastic second top bezel are attached to one another at respective overlapping regions and the two-part top bezel is attached to a bottom bezel to form a metal and plastic composite keyboard. The plastic second top bezel may include an electromagnetic window that reduces or eliminates interference on one or more antennas within a hingedly connected display, when the display is pivoted against the keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Anthony James Hewett, Minh Cao Nguyen
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Publication number: 20200254800Abstract: An example printable structure comprises a first fabric layer that includes a first side that is printable with water-based ink. The first fabric layer is permissive to migration of the water based ink through the first fabric layer. A first adhesive layer is bonded to a second side of the first fabric layer. An ink migration barrier is bonded to the first adhesive layer opposite the first fabric layer, a second adhesive layer is bonded to the ink migration barrier opposite the first adhesive layer, and a second fabric layer is bonded to the second adhesive layer opposite the ink migration barrier. The second fabric layer is permissive to migration of the water-based ink through the second fabric layer. The ink migration barrier is configured to provide resistance to ink bleed from the first fabric layer to the second fabric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Minh Cao NGUYEN, Anthony James HEWETT, James Alec ISHIHARA, Denise Sara Kleinhans SADLER, Steven William PEPIN
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Patent number: 10618332Abstract: An example printable structure comprises a first fabric layer that includes a first side that is printable with water-based ink. The first fabric layer is permissive to migration of the water based ink through the first fabric layer. A first adhesive layer is bonded to a second side of the first fabric layer. An ink migration barrier is bonded to the first adhesive layer opposite the first fabric layer, a second adhesive layer is bonded to the ink migration barrier opposite the first adhesive layer, and a second fabric layer is bonded to the second adhesive layer opposite the ink migration barrier. The second fabric layer is permissive to migration of the water-based ink through the second fabric layer. The ink migration barrier is configured to provide resistance to ink bleed from the first fabric layer to the second fabric layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Minh Cao Nguyen, Anthony James Hewett, James Alec Ishihara, Denise Sara Kleinhans Sadler, Steven William Pepin
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Publication number: 20200008326Abstract: A computing component is described. The computing component includes a cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material may have a cosmetic surface and a protrusion surface. The computing component includes a protrusion extending from the protrusion surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material is uniform in appearance to the naked eye. In some embodiments, the protrusion may have a base and an end. The base may have a cross-sectional width and the end may have a cross-sectional width. A difference in the cross-sectional width of the base and the cross-sectional width of the end may be less than 250 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Lincoln Matthew GHIONI, Gary Russell MCCLARY, Lawrence David AZZANO, Minh Cao NGUYEN, Scott Jeffrey KORN
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Patent number: 10455747Abstract: A computing component is described. The computing component includes a cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material may have a cosmetic surface and a protrusion surface. The computing component includes a protrusion extending from the protrusion surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material is uniform in appearance to the naked eye. In some embodiments, the protrusion may have a base and an end. The base may have a cross-sectional width and the end may have a cross-sectional width. A difference in the cross-sectional width of the base and the cross-sectional width of the end may be less than 250 microns.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Lincoln Matthew Ghioni, Gary Russell McClary, Lawrence David Azzano, Minh Cao Nguyen, Scott Jeffrey Korn
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Publication number: 20190105932Abstract: An example printable structure comprises a first fabric layer that includes a first side that is printable with water-based ink. The first fabric layer is permissive to migration of the water based ink through the first fabric layer. A first adhesive layer is bonded to a second side of the first fabric layer. An ink migration barrier is bonded to the first adhesive layer opposite the first fabric layer, a second adhesive layer is bonded to the ink migration barrier opposite the first adhesive layer, and a second fabric layer is bonded to the second adhesive layer opposite the ink migration barrier. The second fabric layer is permissive to migration of the water-based ink through the second fabric layer. The ink migration barrier is configured to provide resistance to ink bleed from the first fabric layer to the second fabric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Minh Cao NGUYEN, Anthony James HEWETT, James Alec ISHIHARA, Denise Sara Kleinhans SADLER, Steven William PEPIN
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Publication number: 20190021190Abstract: A computing component is described. The computing component includes a cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material may have a cosmetic surface and a protrusion surface. The computing component includes a protrusion extending from the protrusion surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material. In some embodiments, the cosmetic surface of the cosmetic prefabricated sheet of material is uniform in appearance to the naked eye. In some embodiments, the protrusion may have a base and an end. The base may have a cross-sectional width and the end may have a cross-sectional width. A difference in the cross-sectional width of the base and the cross-sectional width of the end may be less than 250 microns.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Lincoln Matthew GHIONI, Gary Russell MCCLARY, Lawrence David AZZANO, Minh Cao NGUYEN, Scott Jeffrey KORN
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Publication number: 20180284905Abstract: The metal and plastic composite keyboards disclosed herein each include a two-part top bezel, which in turn includes a metallic first top bezel and a plastic second top bezel. The metallic first top bezel and a plastic second top bezel are attached to one another at respective overlapping regions and the two-part top bezel is attached to a bottom bezel to form a metal and plastic composite keyboard. The plastic second top bezel may include an electromagnetic window that reduces or eliminates interference on one or more antennas within a hingedly connected display, when the display is pivoted against the keyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Anthony James Hewett, Minh Cao Nguyen