Patents by Inventor Peter Geoffrey Gaucher

Peter Geoffrey Gaucher 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).

  • Flippable I/O port for portable computer
    Patent number: 8274786
    Abstract: An I/O housing holds an I/O port and is pivotable between a housed position, wherein the I/O housing is held snugly flat in a chassis of the computer, and an extended position, wherein the port end of the housing is distanced from the chassis. The I/O housing can mechanically engage an I/O device with the port establishing communication between the I/O device and the computer processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard Sapper, Peter Geoffrey Gaucher, Howard Jeffrey Locker, Michael Terrell Vanover, Shigeki Mori, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Hidenori Kinoshita
  • FLIPPABLE I/O PORT FOR PORTABLE COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20110096483
    Abstract: An I/O housing holds an I/O port and is pivotable between a housed position, wherein the I/O housing is held snugly flat in a chassis of the computer, and an extended position, wherein the port end of the housing is distanced from the chassis. The I/O housing can mechanically engage an I/O device with the port establishing communication between the I/O device and the computer processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: RICHARD SAPPER, PETER GEOFFREY GAUCHER, HOWARD JEFFREY LOCKER, MICHAEL TERRELL VANOVER, SHIGEKI MORI, TOMOYUKI TAKAHASHI, HIDENORI KINOSHITA