Patents by Inventor Sathyanarayanan Kaliyamoorthy

Sathyanarayanan Kaliyamoorthy 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: 9972934
    Abstract: An electronic device with a port is disclosed. To expel liquid in the port, the port includes modifications to form a capillary pressure gradient with the liquid, causing uneven capillary forces to act on the liquid in the port. For example, the port may include an asymmetric profile with one section having a curved profile and another section having one or more linear profiles that join at an edge. The edge may form a relative higher curved surface as compared to the curved profile. As a result, the capillary pressure gradient may exert a higher capillary pressure in a location associated with the edge, as compared to a capillary pressure along the curved profile. The capillary pressure gradient causes ambient air into the port along the edge, and separates the liquid from the edge, allowing gravity to overcome atmospheric pressure and causing removal of the liquid from the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Warren Taylor, Jesse A. Lippert, Amin M. Younes, Paul Choiniere, Sathyanarayanan Kaliyamoorthy, Maegan K. Spencer, Shannon X. Yang