Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Frey

Stephen L. Frey 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).

  • Barometric vent stack-up design to improve water performance
    Patent number: 11956611
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing at least partially defining an internal volume. The device can include a venting module including a membrane, a porous member, and a support structure. The membrane and porous member can define a fluid path extending a width of the porous member and placing the internal volume in fluid communication with an ambient environment adjacent the housing. The support structure can be coupled to the porous member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Kahn C. Wu, Stephen L. Frey
  • BAROMETRIC VENT STACK-UP DESIGN TO IMPROVE WATER PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20220095055
    Abstract: A portable electronic device can include a housing at least partially defining an internal volume. The device can include a venting module including a membrane, a porous member, and a support structure. The membrane and porous member can define a fluid path extending a width of the porous member and placing the internal volume in fluid communication with an ambient environment adjacent the housing. The support structure can be coupled to the porous member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Kahn C. Wu, Stephen L. Frey