Patents by Inventor Robert Mangum

Robert Mangum 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).

  • Textured pattern surface for a computing device
    Patent number: 11042196
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a display portion including a display and a base portion rotatably attached to the display portion. The base portion may include a first cover portion, at least one fastener, a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a surface of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover at least a portion of the at least one fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mangum, Ji Hye Bae, Peter Cazalet
  • TEXTURED PATTERN SURFACE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200264654
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a display portion including a display and a base portion rotatably attached to the display portion. The base portion may include a first cover portion, at least one fastener, a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a surface of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover at least a portion of the at least one fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Mangum, Ji Hye Bae, Peter Cazalet
  • Textured pattern surface for a computing device
    Patent number: 10691176
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a display portion including a display and a base portion rotatably attached to the display portion. The base portion may include a first cover portion, at least one fastener, a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a surface of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover at least a portion of the at least one fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mangum, Ji Hye Bae, Peter Cazalet
  • TEXTURED PATTERN SURFACE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200019214
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a display portion including a display and a base portion rotatably attached to the display portion. The base portion may include a first cover portion, at least one fastener, a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a surface of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover at least a portion of the at least one fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Mangum, Ji Hye Bae, Peter Cazalet