Patents by Inventor Shane Aaron Sykes

Shane Aaron Sykes 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).

  • Housing vents
    Patent number: 9073123
    Abstract: Housing vent techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a molding process is used to form a housing of a computing device that includes a plurality of ribs disposed within an internal surface of the housing. A cutting operation is performed to an outer surface of the housing that is opposite to the internal surface to remove material of the housing between the plurality of ribs to form one or more vents that are configured to permit air to pass between an interior and exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: John Stephen Campbell, Andrew W. Hill, Shane Aaron Sykes, Jan Raken
  • Housing Vents
    Publication number: 20130335902
    Abstract: Housing vent techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a molding process is used to form a housing of a computing device that includes a plurality of ribs disposed within an internal surface of the housing. A cutting operation is performed to an outer surface of the housing that is opposite to the internal surface to remove material of the housing between the plurality of ribs to form one or more vents that are configured to permit air to pass between an interior and exterior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: John Stephen Campbell, Andrew W. Hill, Shane Aaron Sykes, Jan Raken