Patents by Inventor Patrick Timothy Codd

Patrick Timothy Codd 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: 10283883
    Abstract: In an electronic device having a compact form factor, a space-saving harness using bundled or ribbonized strands of micro-coaxial (micro-coax) cable may be utilized to provide signal and/or power interconnects between EMI-generating peripheral components and other components in the device such as those populated on circuit boards. Discrete wires are included in the harness to provide shielding to adjacent micro-coax conductors which may carry high speed signals such as MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) differential signal pairs and provide power and ground return paths. The discrete wires are subjected to fabrication processes during assembly of the micro-coax harness so that their outer diameters substantially match that of components in the micro-coax cable to thereby facilitate connectorization or termination to the circuit boards and/or other components in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: David Lukofsky, Hanfeng Wang, Joseph Christopher Bolling, Patrick Timothy Codd
  • Patent number: 10136512
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a printed circuit board. An example printed circuit board includes a ground plane comprising a pattern of an electrically conductive material. The example printed circuit board further includes a circuit trace disposed adjacent to the ground plane, where one or more characteristics of one of more of the pattern of the electrically conductive material in the ground plane and the circuit trace vary based upon a directional change of the circuit trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Francis Fullam, Patrick Timothy Codd, Agustya Ruchir Mehta
  • Publication number: 20180219310
    Abstract: In an electronic device having a compact form factor, such as a head mounted display (HMD) device, a space-saving harness using bundled or ribbonized strands of micro-coaxial (micro-coax) cable may be utilized to provide signal and/or power interconnects between EMI-generating peripheral components and other components in the device such as those populated on circuit boards. Discrete wires are included in the harness to provide shielding to adjacent micro-coax conductors which may carry high speed signals such as MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) differential signal pairs and provide power and ground return paths. The discrete wires are subjected to fabrication processes during assembly of the micro-coax harness so that their outer diameters substantially match that of components in the micro-coax cable to thereby facilitate connectorization or termination to the circuit boards and/or other components in the device. The matching outer diameters can also provide a consistent pitch (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: David Lukofsky, Hanfeng Wang, Joseph Christopher Bolling, Patrick Timothy Codd
  • Publication number: 20160165728
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a printed circuit board. An example printed circuit board includes a ground plane comprising a pattern of an electrically conductive material. The example printed circuit board further includes a circuit trace disposed adjacent to the ground plane, where one or more characteristics of one of more of the pattern of the electrically conductive material in the ground plane and the circuit trace vary based upon a directional change of the circuit trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Scott Francis Fullam, Patrick Timothy Codd, Agustya Ruchir Mehta