Patents by Inventor Ceri Hill
Ceri Hill 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).
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Patent number: 11820298Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a unitary mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly, where the socket assembly includes a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the unitary mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the unitary mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; and the socket including at least one formation and the unitary mounting ball including at least one complementary formation, the at least one formation and at least one complementary formation configured to interact to inhibit rotational movement about a roll axis of the mounting element relative to the socket assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LTDInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: 11813991Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly; where the socket assembly includes: a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; a biasing element to bias the resilient member into the socket; and a retention element to inhibit deflection of an end of the resilient member away from the socket.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Publication number: 20230144887Abstract: A first image capture device is operative to capture images in a first direction, the first image capture device comprising a first coupling configured to receive a complementary coupling of a second image capture device; the first image capture device further comprising a housing, a portion of which comprises a recessed area in the surface of the housing of the first image capture device; a second image capture device removably coupleable to said first image capture device and operative to capture images in a second direction different to the first direction, the second image capture device comprising a second coupling; the second image capture device further comprising a housing, a portion of which comprises a lug extending from the surface of the housing, wherein the first and second couplings are configured to electro-mechanically couple the second image capture device to the first image capture device by complementary inter-engagement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Portable Multimedia Ltd.Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: 11414027Abstract: A mount for mounting an accessory, the mount comprising: an attachment member to attach the mount to a support structure; and a mount coupling member configured to have a profile complementary to a corresponding accessory coupling member of an accessory to be coupled to the mount. The mount coupling member comprises a first material operative to couple to a second material of an accessory coupling member through an attractive force between the first material and second material; and wherein the attractive force is of a magnitude to permit slidable movement of the mount coupling member relative to an accessory coupling member while maintaining mechanical contact between the mount and an accessory. The first material comprises a complementary configuration with a second material of an accessory coupling member to permit a greater magnitude of the slidable movement in a first direction compared to a second direction transverse to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Publication number: 20220090729Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly; where the socket assembly includes: a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; a biasing element to bias the resilient member into the socket; and a retention element to inhibit deflection of an end of the resilient member away from the socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Publication number: 20220090728Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a unitary mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly, where the socket assembly includes a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the unitary mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the unitary mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; and the socket including at least one formation and the unitary mounting ball including at least one complementary formation, the at least one formation and at least one complementary formation configured to interact to inhibit rotational movement about a roll axis of the mounting element relative to the socket assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Publication number: 20220063513Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a mounting ball formation receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly, where the socket assembly includes a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the mounting ball formation, the member configured to permit the mounting ball formation to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; the mount assembly further including a surface interface member configured to provide a frictional interface between the outer surface of the mounting ball formation and an inner wall of the socket defined by the resilient member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: 11142135Abstract: A mount for mounting an accessory, the mount comprising: an attachment member to attach the mount to a support structure; and a mount coupling member configured to have a profile complementary to a corresponding accessory coupling member of an accessory to be coupled to the mount. The mount coupling member comprises a first material operative to couple to a second material of an accessory coupling member through an attractive force between the first material and second material; and wherein the attractive force is of a magnitude to permit slideable movement of the mount coupling member relative to an accessory coupling member while maintaining mechanical contact between the mount and an accessory. The first material comprises a complementary configuration with a second material of an accessory coupling member to permit a greater magnitude of the slideable movement in a first direction compared to a second direction transverse to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Publication number: 20210221303Abstract: A mount for mounting an accessory, the mount comprising: an attachment member to attach the mount to a support structure; and a mount coupling member configured to have a profile complementary to a corresponding accessory coupling member of an accessory to be coupled to the mount. The mount coupling member comprises a first material operative to couple to a second material of an accessory coupling member through an attractive force between the first material and second material; and wherein the attractive force is of a magnitude to permit slidable movement of the mount coupling member relative to an accessory coupling member while maintaining mechanical contact between the mount and an accessory. The first material comprises a complementary configuration with a second material of an accessory coupling member to permit a greater magnitude of the slidable movement in a first direction compared to a second direction transverse to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Portable Multimedia LtdInventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: 11061555Abstract: A housing for an accessory is disclosed. The housing comprises: a support region for a display screen for displaying images; the support region comprising a bezel comprising a narrow width just sufficient to maintain structural integrity of the housing material to retain a display screen to the housing, the width in the lower area of the bezel comprises a greater width compared to the narrow width to accommodate a microphone, the lower area comprising a microphone aperture.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D923684Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Portable Multimedia LtdInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D923685Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Portable Multimedia LtdInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D923686Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Portable Multimedia LtdInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D923687Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Portable Multimedia LtdInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D948597Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LTDInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D969901Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LTDInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D986939Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LIMITEDInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D986940Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LIMITEDInventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
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Patent number: D1028056Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Portable Multimedia LtdInventors: Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill, Sam Lewis
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Patent number: D1028057Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Portable Multimedia LtdInventors: Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill, Sam Lewis