Patents by Inventor Ken Lines

Ken Lines 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).

  • Portable magnifier for hand-held portable electronic device
    Patent number: 7471466
    Abstract: A portable magnifier has a support member having a support surface for removably supporting a portable electronic device having a display. A holder has a pair of holding portions and is connected to the support member for undergoing pivotal movement relative to the support surface of the support member. An optical element is mounted on the holding portions of the holder for undergoing sliding movement therealong. The optical element is also detachably pivotally connectable to the holding portions at preselected positions therealong to define a viewing state in which the optical element can be manually pivoted to a desired viewing position so that a user of the portable magnifier can view through the optical element a magnified version of information displayed on a display of the portable electronic device supported by the support surface of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventors: Jack Bendror, Michael J. Siris, Ken Lines
  • Portable magnifier for hand-held portable electronic device
    Publication number: 20070035853
    Abstract: A portable magnifier has a support member having a support surface for removably supporting a portable electronic device having a display. A holder has a pair of holding portions and is connected to the support member for undergoing pivotal movement relative to the support surface of the support member. An optical element is mounted on the holding portions of the holder for undergoing sliding movement therealong. The optical element is also detachably pivotally connectable to the holding portions at preselected positions therealong to define a viewing state in which the optical element can be manually pivoted to a desired viewing position so that a user of the portable magnifier can view through the optical element a magnified version of information displayed on a display of the portable electronic device supported by the support surface of the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Jack Bendror, Michael Siris, Ken Lines