Patents by Inventor Terry Todd Thom

Terry Todd Thom 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: 20110008986
    Abstract: A USB connection device that is capable of holding a USB receptacle and a USB plug, where the USB receptacle and USB plug are capable of mating inside the USB connection device. In some embodiments, the USB connection device comprises a housing having an upper wall, a lower wall, two side walls, at least one open side, and a protruding lever. The upper wall and the bottom wall have interior surfaces with a plurality of ridges and a plurality of slanted ridge walls capable of compressing a plurality of spring arms on a USB receptacle. The upper and bottom walls also have a plurality of pockets that allow the spring arms to de-compress. The device is capable of moving from side-to-side when a force is applied to the protruding lever, and the device is capable of retaining the USB receptacle and a mated USB plug during the side-to-side movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Todd Thom, Daniel Patrick Dunne
  • Patent number: D794803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry Todd Thom