Patents by Inventor Belkin International Inc.

Belkin International Inc. 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: 20130161455
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a stand for an electronic device. Other embodiments of related stands and methods of providing and using the same are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130140195
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a case for an electronic device. Other embodiments of related cases and methods of providing and using the same are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Belkin International, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130126365
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a mobile media device enclosure can include: (a) an enclosure having an interior, an exterior, a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side, the interior configured to form a cavity, the cavity is sized to retain a mobile media device therein; (b) a vertical boundary, the vertical boundary having a substantially vertical orientation and configured to substantially bisect the mobile media device enclosure from the top side to the bottom side; and (c) a horizontal boundary, the horizontal boundary having a substantially horizontal orientation and configured to substantially bisect the mobile media device enclosure from the left side to the right side. The vertical boundary and the horizontal boundary are further configured to substantially divide the mobile media device enclosure into four sections. Each of the four sections is elastically coupled to two other sections of the four sections. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventor: Belkin International, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130119972
    Abstract: Some embodiments can concern a method of using an electrical sensor device. The method can include: determining a first current measurement of a first current in an electrical power infrastructure and a first phase angle measurement of the first current; determining that a first load is coupled to the electrical power infrastructure; while the first load is coupled to the electrical power infrastructure, determining a second current measurement of a second current in the electrical power infrastructure and a second phase angle measurement of the second current; and using a Kalman filter to determine one or more first calibration coefficients for the electrical sensor device at least in part using the first current measurement, the second current measurement, the first phase angle, and the second phase angle. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130112838
    Abstract: Some embodiments disclose a coupling device configured to couple to a surface. The coupling device including: (a) a first housing; (b) a rotational dial with a first aperture and mechanically coupled to the first housing, the rotational dial comprising a cam mechanism adjacent to the first aperture; (c) a support base comprising a first stem with a second aperture, the first stem is located inside the first aperture, the stem having a second aperture; (d) a suction cup coupled to at least one of the rotational dial or the support base, the suction cup having: (1) a suction portion; and (2) a second stem located inside of the second aperture; and (e) an elastic mechanism located at least partially between the support base and the second stem of the suction cup. The coupling device is configured such that the suction cup can be rotated relative to at least the rotational dial to create a vacuum between the suction portion and the surface. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130109227
    Abstract: Embodiments of electronic accessories for digital music players are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Belkin International, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130108070
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a headset system comprises a handsfree headset comprising a headset docking portion and an earpiece, a docking station comprising a docking mechanism configured to hold the handsfree headset by the headset docking portion, and a magnetic securing mechanism configured to magnetically secure the handsfree headset to the docking station. The handsfree headset can be configured to receive signals from an electronic device, be carried in a handsfree manner aligning the earpiece and an ear of a user when in use, and be held by the docking station independently of the electronic device when not in use. Other examples and embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventor: Belkin International, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130094111
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an electrical surge protector. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Belkin International, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130093304
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an accessory for a mobile electronic device. Other embodiments of related accessories and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Belkin International, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130045728
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of placing and receiving a telephone call can include: determining that a mobile device has been coupled to a docking station while communicating audio for the telephone call using the mobile device and a wireless telephone network; communicating to a server that the mobile device has been coupled to the docking station; requesting that the server facilitate transfer of the telephone call from the wireless telephone network to a wired network; receiving incoming audio for the telephone call using the docking station and the wired network; and sending outgoing audio for the telephone call using the docking station and the wired network. The audio for the telephone call can include the incoming audio and the outgoing audio. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Belkin International Inc.