Apple Inc.

Silicon Graphics, Incorporated

Dell Products Inc.

Solopractice, Inc.

Ronald Jack Smith

Sung Hoon Kim

Russell C Mead, Jr

John Raff

Phillip Michael Hobson

Michael D Hillman

Gregory L Tice

Steven G Siefert

Richard Lidio Blanco

Sean A Bailey

Matthew L Brown

Colin Alexander Davis

Roger R Schmidt

Robert D Brunner

Theodore Gerard Van Kessel

Supratik Guha

Yves Corfield Martin

John B Simpson

Prabjit Singh

Anthony Sagala Montevirgen

Joel Frederic Jensen

David L Edwards

Amir Salehi

Sung Hwan Kim

Jonathan Neal Urquhart

Jesse T Buehler

Robert D Hrehor, Jr

Anwyl M McDonald

Christopher N Lenart

Nathaniel J Dennis

Adam J Golman

William Sauway Law

Donald J Parr

Tommaso P Rivellini

Erik Mikael Fermer

Brian J Ray

Benjamin Pei-Ming Chia

Bryce A Woollard

Alice C Watts

Phillip Lee Mort

Robert B Brownell

Phillip T Nash

Mark E Bartholomew

Oscar Woo

Kevin P Makowski

Jeffrey J Van Norden

James M Crowder

Clayton R Anderson

Michael E Dodson

John David Simpson

Daniel E Rivera

Robert R Mayer

Todd Elliot Lewis

David Jennings Dostal

Doors on a vehicle may be controlled by a door positioning system that moves the doors freely and fluidly relative to the body of the vehicle. The doors may include front and rear doors on each side of the vehicle. The door positioning system may control the movement and positioning of each door using a door mechanism coupled between the door and the body of the vehicle. The door positioning system may determine a position or path of motion for each door based on sensor data and user input. The door positioning system may issue corresponding control signals to actuators in the door mechanism to position the door accordingly. For example, the front door may slide open at an angle to accommodate an angled tire. Front and rear doors may open in opposite directions to create a large, unobstructed space for passengers to enter and exit the vehicle.

Doors with adaptive positioning

An apparatus includes a vehicle structure, a bumper, an elongate structural member, and an extension portion. The elongate structural member is able to crush longitudinally in response to application of force in a longitudinal direction. The extension portion is able to crush longitudinally in response to application of force in the longitudinal direction, is connected to the elongate structural member such that the elongate structural member and the extension portion support the bumper with respect to the vehicle structure, and is operable to move the bumper between an extended position and a retracted position with respect to the vehicle structure to change a distance between the bumper and the vehicle structure.

Extendable bumpers for vehicles

Embodiments of a method for applying a thermal-interface material are described. During this method, a first surface of a heat-removal device and a second surface of a semiconductor die are prepared. Next, a region on a given surface, which is at least one of the first surface and the second surface, is defined. Then, the thermal-interface material is applied to at least the region, where the thermal-interface material includes a material that is a liquid metal over a range of operating temperatures of the semiconductor die.

Spray dispensing method for applying liquid metal

An apparatus for conducting heat from a computer component to a heat sink. The invention may include a thermal interface material (TIM). The invention may further include a seal or gasket that at least partially encloses the TIM. The gasket may facilitate retaining the TIM within its sidewall, and thus in place on or near a computer component. Generally, the gasket may be placed between the computer component (or a silicon board or other material upon which the computer component is located) and a heat sink. An insert may be placed within the gasket and define an aperture. The chip seats in the aperture and thus is spatially located with respect to the insert. The TIM abuts both the computer component and a heat sink. A desiccant may be located within the gasket and absorb any moisture diffusing or migrating through the gasket.

Thermal interface apparatus

A computer chassis includes a media access door mounted on a first surface of the chassis. The door is movable between a closed position and an open position. A first hinge portion connects the door to the chassis and permits the door to move in a rotating motion to a first open position. A second hinge portion connects the door to the chassis and permits the door to move in a translating motion along side a second surface of the chassis adjacent the first surface.

Rotating and translating four bar media door for a computer chassis

A door assembly that includes a door that is operable to alternatively expose and cover an opening in the bezel of a computer. The door assembly includes a carriage that slides up and down that pivotally couples to the door. Upon pressing against the lower portion of the door, the door pivots and the carriage and the door automatically slide down such that the door no longer covers the opening in the bezel. When an upward force is applied to the door, the door and the carriage move upward and into the closed position. As the door reaches the opening in the bezel, a spring forces the door against the bezel and into the closed position. The door is easily opened and closed and the door is out of the way when the door is in the open position.

Door assembly for a computer

Computer housing

A basketball passing machine (18) includes a basketball supply (20) which provides basketballs (48) for a basketball ejector assembly (26) which passes basketballs one-at-a-time in a controlled manner along a trajectory (70) towards a waiting player. The machine can be used with a collection net assembly (16) adjacent a backboard (6) so that basketballs from both made and missed shots are collected and directed into the basketball supply. The supply of basketballs allows the passing machine to pass basketballs to the player as fast as desired, such as every three to four seconds. Balls can be passed from the machine on demand; the pass rate, the azimuth of the trajectory, the speed of the ball and the number of balls placed in play at each position can be preprogrammed. Sensors (74, 104) are used to generate signals whenever a ball is placed in play and when a shot is made. Shooting accuracy and associated information can be displayed for a player as well as recorded for future reference.

Basketball collection, passing and shot analysis system

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Foster City, CA, United States of America

Ronald Jack Smith