Patents Assigned to Man & Machine
  • Patent number: 11611366
    Abstract: This present invention pertains to a method and apparatus to improve thermal transfer properties of a protective case for a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet computer. The protective mobile device case is optimized for temperature regulation and heat transfer by integrating thermal interface materials into key regions of the protective case where heat transfer to or from heat sensitive components within a mobile device are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Man & Machine
    Inventor: Jerrold Scott Pine
  • Patent number: 11075663
    Abstract: This present invention pertains to a method and apparatus to take a consumer grade mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet computer with or without a desktop mode and use a protective mobile device case optimized for temperature regulation and heat transfer and couple them to a vehicle or a cart based dock capable of maintaining mobile device operating temperatures when exposed to extreme high or low temperatures seasonally. A temperature control monitors thermally sensitive internal component temperatures within the mobile device and triggers heating or cooling based on preset temperature thresholds designed to protect those components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Man & Machine Inc.
    Inventor: Jerrold Scott Pine
  • Patent number: 8441787
    Abstract: A portable docking accessory that contains an attachably detachable mechanically rigid means for providing a Tablet Pc user a host of I/O interconnect solutions that allows continuous mobile use in an ergonomic and aesthetically appropriate form factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Man & Machine Inc.
    Inventor: Jerrold Scott Pine