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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186508 | Apparatus for holding electronic devices An apparatus for holding an electronic device is provided, including a carrier seat, an upper lid and at least a resilient element. The shape of the holding apparatus is constituted by the upper lid at the top and the carrier seat at the bottom. The carrier seat and... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8167127 | Protective carrying case for a portable electronic device A casing for a portable electronic device, such as an MP3 player, a cell phone, a smart phone, or a PDA, is formed with two or more sleeves that may be placed onto the electronic device and together form a closed encasement for the electronic device. The encasement ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167126 | Button mechanisms for electronic device cases A case for electronic devices having buttons may include button mechanisms that allow the case slide over an electronic device without impacting the buttons. Each button mechanism may include a sheet spring that biases the button mechanism away from the buttons. Whe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8132670 | Protective cover for portable electronic devices A protective cover for portable electronic device includes a front lid and a rear lid coupled together. The front lid has an inner side contained a holding means to hold the body of an electronic device. The front lid has an outer side with a first fastening element... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8113346 | Waterproof music player storage device A storage system having a housing divided into a first half housing telescopically received in a second half housing, the first and second half housing together form an inner cavity adapted to house a music player, the housing can move between at least a storage pos... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107228 | Lap top cover display A display assembly attachable to a lap top computer cover, having a front face, longitudinally extending laterally spaced edges, and a laterally extending upper edge, comprising a jacket into which a cover is receivable, the jacket having edges adapted to extend ext... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8061516 | Portable device holder A quick release device holder for portable electronics devices that protects soft and impressionable housing materials from damage during insertion and removal. The quick release device holder includes a backing plane formed with a substantially rigid spine portion ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056714 | Portable device holder A quick release device holder for portable electronics devices that protects soft and impressionable housing materials from damage during insertion and removal. The quick release device holder includes a backing plane formed with a substantially rigid spine portion ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051980 | Protective sleeve for portable electronic devices The present invention relates to a protective sleeve for a portable electronic device includes a sleeve frame, a cover, two connecting members, and a locking member. The sleeve frame includes four connecting sidewalls cooperatively defining a space for receiving the... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054618 | Lap top cover display A display assembly attachable to a lap top computer cover, having a front face, longitudinally extending laterally spaced edges, and a laterally extending upper edge, comprising a jacket into which a cover is receivable, the jacket having edges adapted to extend ext... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047364 | Protective covering for personal electronic device A personal electronic device protective wallet covering. A main housing is dimensioned to fit securely and snugly around a personal electronic device. The main housing includes a window disposed on a front side of the housing allowing usable access to a front surfac... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047365 | Foldable case for storing multimedia device A foldable case for storing a multimedia device including a first protective sheet, a second protective sheet and a connecting unit is disclosed. The second protective sheet is used for securing the multimedia device. The connecting unit disposed between the first p... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8028831 | Package structure for display device A package structure prevents an optical sheet from being brought into contact with a display panel and making scratches on the display panel due to motion caused during transport of a display device, thereby minimizing cost increase. A package structure for a thin d... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028832 | Storage device A storage device and a method for making the storage device are described. In one implementation, the storage device comprises first and second walls having interior and exterior portions. The second wall opposes and is connected to the first wall so that the interi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016107 | Holder for portable electronic device A holder for portable electronic devices is provided. The holder seats the portable electronic device upon a tray, and secures the device in such position preferably via a compression fit where the walls of the tray engage against and hold the edges of the device. T... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987979 | Data collection device enclosure An enclosure for housing a portable data transfer device, such as a bar code scanner, data collection device, or other equipment, for use in environments requiring a certain level of cleanliness, for protection against transmission of infection or merely dust or dir... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984804 | Portable protective container for electronic devices in conjunction with a multifunction pocket tool A protective container for a portable electronic device includes a plurality of storage compartments formed in a rear wall, or a tool carrier with tool compartments mounted to the rear wall. Generally flat tools are stored within the compartments and are extractable... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7974081 | Bag computer computing unit panel The disclosed invention is a panel-like computer with physical and electrical connections enabling it to be connected to the interior front wall of a matching bag. The resulting bag computer may further includes: a bag with means to attach matching computer equipmen... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7938260 | Shock-absorbing protection cover for a portable product A protection cover is used for sleeving over a portable product so as to help protect the product from being scratched. The protection cover includes a shock-absorbing structure for shielding and concealing a corner of the portable product. The shock-absorbing struc... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7921997 | Attachable device accessory case cover with interchangeable components A case apparatus attachable to a portable device enabling the storage and transport of a variety of articles. The apparatus is optimally configured with releasable components enabling interchange of various features including those which facilitate attachment to the... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921996 | Case for portable electronic device Provided is a case for a portable electronic device. The case includes an outer part; an inner part coupled to an inner surface of the outer part and including a plurality of holes; and fastening members, each including a main body having an outer diameter correspon... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909161 | Case configured to hold portable computer and method of manufacturing and using the same A case (100) can be configured to hold a portable computer (350) with a keyboard (351). In one embodiment, the case can include: (a) a base shell (120) having: (1) a base panel (121) with a first side (144); and (2) one or m... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907400 | Protective cover for laptop computer An exterior cover for a laptop computer having a display portion and a keyboard portion is disclosed. The exterior cover includes a first rigid planar element for placement on an outside surface of the display portion. The first rigid planar element includes a raise... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7894179 | Bag computer display panel Disclosed is a panel-like display meant for pivotally mounting near the top front corner of a matching bag by one edge so it can be pivoted into the line of sight of the bag wearer. It may electrically connect to the bags interior or may include its own computing un... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886903 | Articulated notebook computer cover and mounting device A protective shell for a portable computer includes an upper shell and a lower shell connected via hinges. The computer can be placed into the shell by slipping a first hinged section of the computer underneath a first clip of the upper shell and then bending back a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878326 | Packaging Packaging for an article of manufacture, which includes a base with a ledge formed on its interior, a holder disposed within the base for holding an item, and a lid above the base. The holder, base, and lid may be transparent. The holder may suspend the item above a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876558 | Bag computer with interior access coupling Disclosed is a bag computer comprised of a bag with holder and computer with display panel and body panels hinged together. The computer body installs into the holder so the display panel pivots near the top of the bag front with its display facing outward/upward so... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7854319 | Multifunctional cover device with a detachable PDA device A multifunctional cover device with a detachable PDA device includes a front cover, a back cover, and at least one rotatable accessory panel connected to the front cover at one side for holding the PDA device and a lighting lamp. The accessory panel is mounted at a ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7843686 | System for protecting a portable computing device The invention relates to a system for protecting a portable computing device wherein the system comprises a device housing adapted to protectively encase a portable computing device, a protectively hardened user input device in communication with the device housing,... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832558 | Packaging cushion A paperboard includes a rectangular main portion, and first and second foldable extension parts respectively extending from four sides of the main portion. The main portion is divided by fold lines to form a first region and two second regions on two sides of the fi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819247 | Combined laptop case and laptop stand The present invention is a multifunction carrying case that is capable of carrying a laptop computer and converting into a laptop stand. The height of the laptop stand is telescoping, allowing for use in different situations. The case-stand combination comprises a h... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806261 | Cushion case for mobile computer A cushion case for mobile computer is provided. The cushion case for mobile computer comprises a perimeter belt padding and a panel padding. The perimeter belt padding has two lateral side padding portions, a bottom padding portion, and a lid padding portion. The pa... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806260 | Display apparatus for a portable electronic device A display apparatus for displaying a portable electronic device comprises a curved shell, a gravity base, a seat and a transparent cover that covers the curved shell and the seat. The gravity base is formed on the bottom of the curved shell. The seat is lodged in th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793782 | Carrying case with a magnetic retaining structure for receiving an object in a suspended state A carrying case includes a retaining structure including outer and inner surfaces, an intermediate first flexible board, a first padding between the outer surface and the first flexible board, a lower magnetic member between the inner surface and the first flexible ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7775354 | Waterproof cover for personal music player A waterproof enclosure for use with personal music players has a case formed of a flexible material and creates an interior sized to receive a personal music player. The case in one example can have a first part and a second part that together define the interior Th... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775356 | Laptop computer case and stand A laptop computer carrying case and stand includes a substantially planar bottom panel, two planar side walls parallel to one another and fixedly attached perpendicular to and adjacent opposing edges of the planar bottom panel, and the side walls have top edges dist... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775355 | Decorative portable computer cover A system and method by which interchangeable covers are provided for a portable computer comprising two (2) covers which are generally flat in shape is herein disclosed. A first cover would attach onto a top surface of the portable computer thus protecting an outwar... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7757850 | Monitor transporting system Protective soft cushioned bag providing hand holds to safely contain, protect and carry a monitor or load of varying sizes and weights from the original site of the monitor or load to the rigid protective rectangular exoskeleton shell for transportation to another l... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735644 | Case for electrical device and method of using same A case (100) for an electrical device includes: (a) a first portion (110) with a bottom surface (111); (b) a second portion (121) adjacent to the first portion; (c) a third portion (122) adjacent to the second portion; (d) a fourth... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731025 | Packaging cushion assembly A packaging cushion assembly includes at least one foldable packaging plate including a base plate that has two opposite first sides, two opposite second sides, two opposite first side plates connected respectively and foldably to the first sides, and two opposite s... | 06/08/2010 |