Patents by Inventor Peter P. Pilliod

Peter P. Pilliod 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: 12083649
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a glass housing structures. The glass housing structures may be used to cover a display and other internal electronic device components. The glass housing structure may have multiple glass pieces that are joined using a glass fusing process. A peripheral glass member may be fused along the edge of a planar glass member to enhance the thickness of the edge. A rounded edge feature may be formed by machining the thickened edge. Raised fused glass features may surround openings in the planar glass member. Multiple planar glass members may be fused together to form a five-sided box in which electronic components may be mounted. Raised support structure ribs may be formed by fusing glass structures to a planar glass member. Opaque masking material and colored glass may be used to create portions of the glass housing structures that hide internal device components from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Peter N. Russell-Clarke, Jonathan P. Ive, Michael K. Pilliod
  • Patent number: 5484198
    Abstract: A drawer guide assembly for use on each side of drawer includes an elongate guide rail for guiding associated rollers during relative movement between a drawer and an associated article of casement furniture, the relative movement is limited by a step structure at opposing ends of the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Progressive Furniture, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter P. Pilliod