Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Scott Lau

Nathaniel Scott Lau 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: 11766621
    Abstract: A magnet holder insert comprising a magnet and magnet holder housing designed with internal wall features capable of keeping the magnet properly positioned in the holder device, and external wall features capable of keeping the magnet holder device securely mounted in the finished part. The internal and external fastening elements of the magnet holder housing are designed in such a way as to promote rapid and secure assembly of both the magnet device and the finished part. The exposed surface of the magnet holder device can be configured with flat or dome shaped exposed contact surfaces, depending on how secure or flexible the magnetic joining feature is intended, capable of attaching to another magnet device or a material susceptible to magnetic attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Tegu
    Inventors: Christopher Harwood Haughey, Nathaniel Scott Lau
  • Publication number: 20230149823
    Abstract: A magnet holder insert comprising a magnet and magnet holder housing designed with internal wall features capable of keeping the magnet properly positioned in the holder device, and external wall features capable of keeping the magnet holder device securely mounted in the finished part. The internal and external fastening elements of the magnet holder housing are designed in such a way as to promote rapid and secure assembly of both the magnet device and the finished part. The exposed surface of the magnet holder device can be configured with flat or dome shaped exposed contact surfaces, depending on how secure or flexible the magnetic joining feature is intended, capable of attaching to another magnet device or a material susceptible to magnetic attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Tegu
    Inventors: Christopher Harwood Haughey, Nathaniel Scott Lau
  • Patent number: 11547948
    Abstract: A magnet holder insert comprising a magnet and magnet holder housing designed with internal wall features capable of keeping the magnet properly positioned in the holder device, and external wall features capable of keeping the magnet holder device securely mounted in the finished part. The internal and external fastening elements of the magnet holder housing are designed in such a way as to promote rapid and secure assembly of both the magnet device and the finished part. The exposed surface of the magnet holder device can be configured with flat or dome shaped exposed contact surfaces, depending on how secure or flexible the magnetic joining feature is intended, capable of attaching to another magnet device or a material susceptible to magnetic attraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tegu
    Inventors: Christopher Harwood Haughey, Nathaniel Scott Lau
  • Publication number: 20200316485
    Abstract: A magnet holder insert comprising a magnet and magnet holder housing designed with internal wall features capable of keeping the magnet properly positioned in the holder device, and external wall features capable of keeping the magnet holder device securely mounted in the finished part. The internal and external fastening elements of the magnet holder housing are designed in such a way as to promote rapid and secure assembly of both the magnet device and the finished part. The exposed surface of the magnet holder device can be configured with flat or dome shaped exposed contact surfaces, depending on how secure or flexible the magnetic joining feature is intended, capable of attaching to another magnet device or a material susceptible to magnetic attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Tegu
    Inventors: Christopher Harwood Haughey, Nathaniel Scott Lau