Patents by Inventor Sean Hilliard

Sean Hilliard 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).

  • Publication number: 20250208665
    Abstract: A device can include a first housing that includes a hinge recess, a detent guide, and a pivot; a second housing that includes a hinge recess and a pivot, where the pivot includes a circular portion and a cam; a hinge link coupled to the pivots, where the hinge link includes a detent pivot; a detent coupled to the detent pivot, where the detent contacts the cam of the pivot of the second housing and the detent guide of the first housing, and where, upon transitioning the second housing with respect to the first housing between a closed position and a fully open position, at a predefined open position, the detent locks the hinge link in a locked link position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20250208664
    Abstract: A computing device can include a first housing, a first component pivot and a second component pivot of a four-bar linkage, where the first housing forms a first bar; a second housing that includes a hinge recess that includes a first component pivot and a second component pivot of the four-bar linkage, where the second housing forms a second bar; a first hinge component coupled to the first component pivots to form a third bar, where the first hinge component includes a second component stop surface and a stop that contacts a stop surface of the first housing in a fully open position of the housings; and a second hinge component coupled to the second component pivots to form a fourth bar, where the second component includes a stop that contacts the second component stop surface in the fully open position of the housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20250208666
    Abstract: A device can include a first housing that includes a pivot and a hinge recess that includes a stop surface; a second housing that includes a pivot and a hinge recess; a hinge link that includes a first portion coupled to the pivot of the first housing, a second portion coupled to the pivot of the second housing, and a concave portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, where the concave portion includes a stop; and a bearing coupled to the pivot of the first housing, where, upon transitioning the second housing with respect to the first housing between a closed position and a fully open position, at a predefined open position, the stop contacts the stop surface and the bearing locks the hinge link in a locked link position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20250208648
    Abstract: A device can include a first housing that includes a hinge recess and a pivot; a second housing that includes a hinge recess and a pivot; a hinge link coupled to the pivots, where a pivot coupling between the hinge link and the pivot of the second housing includes an off-centered post, and where the hinge link includes a scissor component pivot; and a scissor component coupled to the scissor component pivot that guides the pivot of the second housing via the off-centered post to generate a gap between the first housing and an end of the second housing upon transitioning the first housing and the second housing between a closed position and a fully open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20250208649
    Abstract: A device can include a first housing that includes a pivot and a hinge recess that includes a stop surface; a second housing that includes a pivot and a hinge recess; a hinge link that includes a first portion coupled to the pivot of the first housing, a second portion coupled to the pivot of the second housing, and a concave portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion, where the concave portion includes a stop; and a detent disposed in the hinge recess of the first housing, where, upon transitioning the second housing with respect to the first housing between a closed position and a fully open position, at a predefined open position, the detent forcibly biases the stop of the hinge link against the stop surface of the hinge recess of the first housing to lock the hinge link in a locked link position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20240215187
    Abstract: A cable dock can include a base that includes a series of cable bays, where each of the cable bays includes a corresponding well intersected by a cross-member, where the well and the cross-member form a cable tie passage for receipt of a cable tie. A system can include a display base that includes an arm; a display mounted to the arm; and a cable dock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20240143040
    Abstract: A computing device can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a first housing that includes a first pair of axles; a second housing that includes a second pair of axles and a display operatively coupled to the processor; and a hinge assembly that couples the first housing and the second housing, where the hinge assembly includes a first bar supported by one of the first pair of axles and one of the second pair of axles, a second bar supported by another one of the first pair of axles and another one of the second pair of axles, and an alignment mechanism for the first bar and the second bar, where the first bar and the second bar overlap at an angle of 180 degrees of the first housing and the second housing and cross at angles other than 180 degrees of the first housing and the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Patent number: 11432417
    Abstract: An assembly can include a chassis that includes a chamber and an opening; a cover movable for access to the chamber via the opening; a cover latch; and a cover latch release that includes a push panel operatively coupled via a linkage to a pull panel that includes a finger grip surface, where the linkage rotates the pull panel responsive to rotation of the push panel to expose the finger grip surface, and where further rotation of the pull panel releases the cover latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Matthew Sean Hilliard
  • Patent number: 10180707
    Abstract: A computing system can include a computing system chassis that includes a front end and a back end; a drive that includes a side that includes a mounting feature; and a drive bay chassis operatively coupled to the computing system chassis where the drive bay chassis includes at least one drive bay accessible via the front end of the computing system chassis, a bracket and a latch operatively coupled to the bracket and disposed between the front end and the back end of the computing system chassis where the bracket moves responsive to contact with the side of the drive during translation of the drive into one of the at least one drive bay to engage the bracket and the mounting feature and wherein the latch is movable to disengage the bracket and the mounting feature for translation of the drive out of the at least one drive bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20180305970
    Abstract: A window covering assembly is remotely manipulated. A user may send instructions to the window covering assembly to raise or lower the window cover by utilizing an application installed on a smartphone or by way of a remote control. A hub may be provided to receive instructions from the user and to pass those instructions to one or more window covering assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: J. Porter Whitmire, Philip Scott Peterman, Sean Hilliard
  • Patent number: 9740247
    Abstract: A system can include a chassis; a board operatively coupled to the chassis where the board includes card slots aligned along respective parallel planes and circuitry operatively coupled to the slots; a retainer; and a bracket operatively coupled to the chassis where the bracket includes a guide that guides rotation of the retainer to and translation of the retainer along a plane orthogonal to the parallel planes. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard
  • Patent number: 9632545
    Abstract: An assembly can include a processor; memory accessibly by the processor; a drive tray chassis; a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis where the drive tray includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall that defines a dimension of a first drive bay that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall, and an intermediate member that defines a dimension of a second drive bay that extends from the intermediate member to the second side wall wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is less than the dimension of the first drive bay; and a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard
  • Patent number: 9568963
    Abstract: A system can include a chassis that includes a keeper; a board coupled to the chassis where the board includes a power receipt connector and at least one processor electrically coupled to the power receipt connector; a power supply unit that includes a power supply connector; and a pivotable member coupled to the power supply unit where the pivotable member includes a handle portion and a latch portion that, in a latched orientation, engages the keeper and secures the power supply connector to the power receipt connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard, John David Swansey
  • Publication number: 20170017275
    Abstract: A computing system can include a computing system chassis that includes a front end and a back end; a drive that includes a side that includes a mounting feature; and a drive bay chassis operatively coupled to the computing system chassis where the drive bay chassis includes at least one drive bay accessible via the front end of the computing system chassis, a bracket and a latch operatively coupled to the bracket and disposed between the front end and the back end of the computing system chassis where the bracket moves responsive to contact with the side of the drive during translation of the drive into one of the at least one drive bay to engage the bracket and the mounting feature and wherein the latch is movable to disengage the bracket and the mounting feature for translation of the drive out of the at least one drive bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard
  • Patent number: 9454192
    Abstract: A computing system can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a drive bay chassis that includes opposing side walls that define a width of a drive bay; a drive accessible by the processor and disposed in the drive bay; a biasing mechanism operatively coupled to the drive bay chassis; a movable bracket biased by the biasing mechanism where the bracket includes at least one extension, a first orientation with respect to the drive bay chassis that orients the bracket in a latchable state of the at least one extension with respect to the drive in the drive bay and a second orientation with respect to the drive bay chassis that orients the bracket in an unlatchable state of the at least one extension with respect to the drive in the drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard
  • Patent number: 9417671
    Abstract: A system can include a housing that includes a first opening and a second opening; a baffle disposed in the housing wherein the baffle defines within the housing a first plenum in fluid communication with the first opening and a second plenum in fluid communication with the second opening; a first processor disposed in the first plenum; and a second processor disposed in the second plenum. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Samuel Farrow, Ali Kathryn Ent, Shuang Li, Albert Vincent Makley, Sean Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20110189894
    Abstract: The disclosure describes devices that are used in conjunction with a pair of (single wattage) compact fluorescent lamps (CFL). In some embodiments, the devices can emulate the behavior of a 3-way incandescent bulb used in a standard 3-way lamp socket. Such can allows people to retain the benefits of their existing Edison-base (E26d) 3-way lamps with the improved energy efficiency and color temperature of modern CFL technology in a cost effective and flexible way. Light fixture conversion kits for allowing an incandescent lamp to accept CFL bulbs are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Donald G. Hirsh, Matthew Sean Hilliard