Patents Assigned to Otter Products, LLC
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Patent number: 10547342Abstract: A protective lens cover for a camera and a flash of an electronic device includes a first lens portion for covering the camera of the electronic device and a second lens portion for covering the flash of the electronic device. The first lens portion has a top surface, a bottom surface positioned directly opposite the top surface, and a side surface continuously extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. At least a portion of the side surface of the first lens portion is coated with a light-blocking ink.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Minna L. Ranjeva, Corinne E. Allen, Aaron M. Lipner, Gareth F. Watt
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Patent number: 10524552Abstract: A lens assembly for covering at least a portion of an electronic device having a camera and a microphone. The lens assembly includes a first optically transparent portion configured to cover the camera of the electronic device. The first optically transparent portion extends from a first front optically transparent region having an area bounded by a light-blocking material covering a portion of a front surface of the lens assembly to a first rear optically transparent region having an area bounded by a light-blocking material covering a portion of a rear surface of the lens assembly. The area of the first rear optically transparent region is larger than the area of the first front optically transparent region. The lens assembly further includes an acoustically transparent portion configured to cover the microphone of the electronic device. The acoustically transparent portion includes a water-resistant membrane.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Marina Okada, Dallas M. Scaggs, Weishin T. Sharp
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Patent number: 10507951Abstract: A packaging assembly for a product includes a tray for holding the product, a sleeve for slidably receiving the tray, and a hanger insertable into a slot in the sleeve. The hanger includes a spring arm configured to exert a spring force between an inside surface of the sleeve and the tray when the tray is in the sleeve to increase a force required to remove the tray from the sleeve, the hanger also providing a hang point for the packaging assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Mark A. Giannasi, James V. Eyerman, Timothy J. Lancaster
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Patent number: 10492318Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a first case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a top device portion and a second case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a bottom device portion. The protective enclosure may also include a first hinge member coupled to a portion of the first case portion and a portion of the second case portion, and the first hinge member may pivot about a first hinge axis that is coaxially aligned with or parallel to a device hinge axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Ryan J. Cavenagh, Jeremy L. Dennis, Cameron D. Magness, Lucas B. Weller, Hsiao Lu Sun
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Patent number: 10485312Abstract: A protective case system includes a protective case and a stand. The protective case at least partially encases an electronic device and has an outer shell that includes a first mounting feature. The stand has a second mounting feature and a third mounting feature. The first mounting feature of the protective case is complementary to and removably attachable to the second mounting feature of the stand for holding the protective case and the electronic device in a non-horizontal viewing position. The third mounting feature of the stand is configured to removably attach to a mounting feature of an accessory device. The third mounting feature of the stand having the same mechanical configuration or interface as the first mounting feature of the protective case and being complementary to the mounting feature of the accessory device.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventor: Richard Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10448718Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a back structural member configured to connect with a front structural member, the back and front structural member connected with clasping features and forming a hard shell shaped to and surrounding an installed electronic device. An external cushion member can be disposed over the hard shell of the protective enclosure. An internal cushion member can be lined in between the back structural member and the electronic device. The front structural member can include a portion that extends over the touchscreen of the installed electronic device, the portion of the front structural member that extends over the touchscreen of the installed electronic device having the same material as the remaining portion of the front structural member.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Jamie L. Johnson, Jonathan H. Guerdrum, Aaron M. Gaylord, Shanshan Li, Ross V. Bulkley
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Patent number: 10443918Abstract: A portable insulated storage container includes an insulated body, an insulated lid, and a retainer. The insulated body has an internal cavity for storing one or more items. The internal cavity is selectively and reversibly configurable into two or more storage areas. The insulated lid engages the insulated body to close the internal cavity. The insulated lid includes receptacles each configured for receiving a cold pack or other thermal device. Each of the receptacles aligns with a respective one of the storage areas when the insulated lid engages the body. The retainer removably retains the cold pack in one of the receptacles.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Shanshan Li, Jonathan H. Guerdrum, Douglas A. Kempel, Jonathan B. Rayeski, Kyle M. Fanning
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Patent number: 10432013Abstract: A solar charging system for a portable electronic device includes an electrical connector adapted to be removably coupled to an electrical interface of the portable electronic device. A rechargeable battery is electrically coupled to the electrical connector, and the rechargeable battery is adapted to store a stored electrical power. A solar panel is electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery such that the received electrical power is stored in the rechargeable battery as stored electrical power. When the electrical connector is electrically coupled to the electrical interface of the installed portable electronic device, stored electrical power is provided or conveyed to the portable electronic device. When the electrical connector is not electrically coupled to the electrical interface of the installed portable electronic device, the received electrical power is stored in the rechargeable battery as stored electrical power.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Christopher R. Langlois, Dane A. Sprister, Zachariah J. Pickett
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Patent number: 10420406Abstract: A cover for protecting an audio port of an electronic device is provided. The cover includes a check valve, a bellows, and an air vent. The check valve moves between a first position to allow audio pressure to exit the audio port and a second position to fluidly seal the audio port. The bellows at least partially surround the audio port when the cover is attached to the electronic device and move the check valve from the first position to the second position in response to a pressure exerted on the bellows. The air vent is attached to the bellows and allows audio pressure to pass through the air vent and to restrict passage of at least some water through the air vent.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Aaron M. Lipner, Oscar L. Lopez, Lan Nguyen
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Patent number: 10405623Abstract: A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a structural member and a cushioning member permanently attached to the structural member. The structural member has a back portion with an inner surface and an outer surface. The structural member includes a cavity configured to extend between the inner surface of the back portion and the installed electronic device. The cushioning member has a top section configured to be in direct contact with and cover at least a portion of a front surface of the installed electronic device, a bottom section configured to be in direct contact with and cover at least a portion of the back surface of the installed electronic device, and one or more side sections each configured to cover a respective side of the plurality of side surfaces of the installed electronic device. The bottom section of the cushioning member at least partially bounds the first cavity of the structural member.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Nathan Northrup, Kevin W. Witter, James M. Prestien, David C. Russell, Erika E. Johnson, Matthew S. Krajec
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Patent number: 10411749Abstract: A protective enclosure for use with an electronic device includes a cushion layer configured to cover at least a portion of the side surfaces of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective enclosure; and a structural layer affixed to the cushioning layer, the structural layer having a back portion, a top portion, a right wall portion, and a left wall portion, the back portion having a first portion having a thickness that is less than a thickness of a second portion of the back portion, the first portion configured to allow a section of the protective enclosure to flex relative to the back surface of the electronic device during installation and removal of the electronic device from the protective enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Kevin W. Witter, Matthew S. Krajec, Patrick J. Nelson, Paul N. Walker, Thomas D. Boileau
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Patent number: 10392043Abstract: A cart for transporting an object, such as a storage container or a cooler for storing food and/or beverages, is provided. The cart includes a securing member to attach the cart to the storage container. The securing member includes first and second clasps each formed from a resilient material and configured to engage respective first and second securing members of the storage container. The first and second clasp are configured to resiliently flex away from the storage container to receive the storage container.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Jonathan H. Guerdrum, Douglas A. Kempel, Alex S. Breeden
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Patent number: 10392180Abstract: A portable insulated storage container comprises an outer layer and an inner liner positioned inside the outer layer. The inner liner defining an internal storage volume inside the portable insulated storage container. Insulation is positioned between the inner liner and the outer layer. A closable opening extends through the outer layer and the inner liner for accessing the internal storage volume from outside the portable insulated storage container. A closure mechanism has a first rigid member hingedly attached to a second rigid member for permitting access to the internal storage volume through the closable opening and for closing the closable opening. The closure mechanism extends around a perimeter of the closable opening. The rigid members each extend around respective portions of the perimeter of the closable opening, pivot in opposite directions, and are in substantially a same plane when the closure mechanism is in the opened position.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: W. Travis Smith, Richard W. Vinson, Zachary D. Dunkin, Todd Eichinger, Ryan J. Cavenagh
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Patent number: 10362847Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device having a camera and a microphone. The protective case including a lens assembly that comprises a transparent lens and a water-resistant membrane attached to the transparent lens and configured to cover the microphone of the installed electronic device. The transparent lens has a first side configured to face the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case and a second side opposite the first side. A first portion of the first side and a second portion of the second side are each coated with a light-blocking material. The first portion has an area greater than an area of the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Marina Okada, Dallas M. Scaggs, Weishin T. Sharp
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Patent number: 10351330Abstract: A portable insulated storage container includes a body which has an outer liner, an inner liner defining an internal storage volume, and an opening extending through the outer liner and the inner liner for accessing the internal storage volume. The portable insulated storage container may also contain insulation positioned between the inner liner and the outer liner. The storage container may also include a closure mechanism configured for selectively providing access to the internal storage volume through the opening when the closure mechanism is an opened position and for closing the opening when the closure mechanism in a closed position. The closure mechanism includes a first rigid member hingedly attached to a second rigid member together defining a perimeter of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: W. Travis Smith, Richard W. Vinson, Zachary D. Dunkin, Todd Eichinger, Ryan J. Cavenagh
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Patent number: D860715Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: David J. Bohman, Jason Sagen
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Patent number: D860789Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Jonathan B. Rayeski, Patrick J. Nelson, Jonathan H. Guerdrum
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Patent number: D862976Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Christopher J. Melanson, Shanshan Li, Ross V. Bulkley, Alex S. Breeden
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Patent number: D862977Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: David J. Bohman, Ross V. Bulkley
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Patent number: D863874Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Christopher J. Melanson, Ross V. Bulkley