Patents Assigned to Mobile Tech, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11870285
    Abstract: Methods and systems that selectively controls whether a battery is electronically connected to or disconnected from operational circuitry of an electronic device are described. The switching circuitry electronically connects the battery with operational circuitry in response to external electric power being available to the operational circuitry, thereby allowing the battery to be available as a backup source of electrical power for the operational circuitry when external electric power is lost. Methods and systems also electronically disconnect the battery from the operational circuitry in response to a loss of external electric power to the operational circuitry. As a result, undesirable battery drainage is avoided if the device is left in storage or is not being used for an extended period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Logan Blaser
  • Patent number: 11781348
    Abstract: Systems are directed securing products to merchandise security systems. A merchandise security system comprises an adjustable bracket for securing a product. The bracket comprises three adjustable bracket arms, a base having a surface for receiving the product, and a lock. Each of the adjustable bracket arm extends outward from the base and are adapted to engage with a portion of the product to facilitate securing the product to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Schuft
  • Patent number: 11695450
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of embodiments for wireless and non-conductive transfers of power and data to electronic devices. These technological advances can be implemented in retail security products (e.g., merchandising display positions for devices such as smart phones, tablet computers, wearables (e.g., smart watches), digital cameras, etc.) as well as docking systems for tablet computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Michael D. Miles, Lincoln Wilde, Wade Wheeler
  • Patent number: 11632731
    Abstract: Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for an electronically connected environment, such as implemented in connection with one or more computing and/or communication networks, devices, and/or protocols, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Wylie, Robert Logan Blaser
  • Patent number: 11605275
    Abstract: Improved systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling the security states of anti theft security systems such as product display assemblies using security fobs. The tasks relating to fob authentication are offloaded to a computer system, and these authentications can be based on identifiers for the different security fobs. The computer system can maintain a list of identifiers for authorized security fobs that is easily updated when new security fobs are added to or existing security fobs are de-authorized from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Kristopher Wendell Schatz, Hunter Anderson Wylie
  • Patent number: 11598126
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to product merchandising systems that are designed to prevent brute force attempts to steal a product on display. The merchandising systems include security features that enhances the strength of the connection between a puck assembly and a base assembly and between the base assembly and a display surface. The merchandising systems are suited for withstanding brute force pulling attacks on the puck assembly and the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Miles, Peter Schuft
  • Patent number: 11566451
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to product merchandising systems that and designed to prevent brute force attempts to steal a product on display. The merchandising systems include security features that enhances the strength of the connection between a puck assembly and a base assembly and between the base assembly and a display surface. The merchandising systems are suited for withstanding brute force pulling attacks on the puck assembly and the base assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Jude Hall, Hoa Pham, Rod Horner, Peter Schuft, Richard Fan
  • Patent number: 11540350
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where a proxy node is used in a wireless network to expand the functionality of one or more wireless nodes on the network. The proxy node can include a circuit whose function is made available to an associated wireless node in the wireless network via proxy. The wireless nodes and one or more such proxy nodes can be arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Matthew Arthur Vallone
  • Patent number: 11520551
    Abstract: Methods and system are directed to wireless and non-conductive transfers of power and data to electronic devices. The methods and systems can be implemented in retail security products, such merchandising display assembly for displaying devices such as smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, and wearables. In one aspect, a merchandising display assembly may include a wireless power transfer capability and a wireless data transfer capability. An electronic device may interface directly with the base position assembly or via an intermediary assembly. The interface may be accomplished without an electrical cable to transmit power and data from the base position assembly to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Michael D. Miles, Lincoln Wilde
  • Patent number: 11514765
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to product displays systems. In one aspect, a product display system includes three or more bases spatially distributed in a space. Each base has a wireless transceiver. The system includes a product display assembly comprising a puck assembly and a base assembly. The puck assembly has a surface on which a product is mountable for merchandising of the product to a customer and is untethered to the base assembly. The puck assembly executes machine-readable instructions that determines a coordinate location of the puck assembly within the space based on wireless communications between the puck assembly and the three or more bases. The puck assembly may also generate an alarm sound when the coordinate location is located within an alarm zone or a warning zone of the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Logan Blaser
  • Patent number: 11363895
    Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to securing products to product display assemblies. In one aspect, a product display assembly includes an adjustable bracket for securing a product. The adjustable bracket for securing a product comprises a first bracket arm, a second bracket arm, and a base comprising a top plate, a bottom plate, a gear located between the top plate and the bottom plate, and a lock that is controllable between a locked state and an unlocked state. The first and second bracket arms extend laterally outward from opposite sides of the base. The gear is located between the top plate bottom surface and the bottom plate top surface. The lock compresses the top plate and the bottom plate together to restrict extension of the first and second bracket arms relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Schuft, Eric Charlesworth
  • Patent number: 11344140
    Abstract: The design described here is a new display for hand-held consumer electronic devices. The display has a mounting member, or puck, that is lifted from rest on a display surface. The puck carries a rechargeable power storage device for the hand-held device. The power storage device charges when the puck is at rest but is disconnected and powers the hand-held when the puck is lifted. The puck also carries a wireless device that outputs a security alarm signal for the purpose of indicating a theft event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Henson, Kris Schatz, Wade Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20220140653
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of embodiments for wireless and non-conductive transfers of power and data to electronic devices. These technological advances can be implemented in retail security products (e.g., merchandising display positions for devices such as smart phones, tablet computers, wearables (e.g., smart watches), digital cameras, etc.) as well as docking systems for tablet computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Michael D. Miles, Lincoln Wilde, Wade Wheeler
  • Patent number: 11315398
    Abstract: Improved systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling the security states of anti-theft security systems such as product display assemblies using security fobs. The tasks relating to fob authentication are offloaded to a computer system, and these authentications can be based on identifiers for the different security fobs. The interactions between security fobs and product display assemblies can be consistent regardless of the population of authorized security fobs by using a security code that is shared by the security fobs. When attempting to use a security fob to change a security status for a product display assembly, the provision of the code to the subject product display assembly can be predicated on authorization of the subject security fob by the computer system. The computer system can maintain a list of identifiers for authorized security fobs that is easily updated when new security fobs are added to or existing security fobs are de-authorized from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Kristopher Wendell Schatz, Hunter Anderson Wylie
  • Publication number: 20220122433
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments for product merchandising display systems. Through such example embodiments, products (e.g., smart phones, tablet computers, wearables, digital cameras, etc.) can be securely merchandised to customers in retail store environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade Carter Wheeler, Lincoln Wilde, Eric Charlesworth, Jude A. Hall, Steven R. Payne, Rod Horner
  • Publication number: 20220113925
    Abstract: Methods and system are directed to wireless and non-conductive transfers of power and data to electronic devices. The methods and systems can be implemented in retail security products, such merchandising display assembly for displaying devices such as smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, and wearables. In one aspect, a merchandising display assembly may include a wireless power transfer capability and a wireless data transfer capability. An electronic device may interface directly with the base position assembly or via an intermediary assembly. The interface may be accomplished without an electrical cable to transmit power and data from the base position assembly to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Mobile Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Michael D. Miles, Lincoln Wilde
  • Publication number: 20220101703
    Abstract: Improved systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling the security states of anti theft security systems such as product display assemblies using security fobs. The tasks relating to fob authentication are offloaded to a computer system, and these authentications can be based on identifiers for the different security fobs. The computer system can maintain a list of identifiers for authorized security fobs that is easily updated when new security fobs are added to or existing security fobs are de-authorized from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Mobile Tech Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Kristopher Wendell Schatz, Hunter Anderson Wylie
  • Publication number: 20220075331
    Abstract: The current document is directed to methods and systems that migrate traditional control systems used to manage and administer physical infrastructure, including retail establishments, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, offices, hospitals and medical clinics, and other physical infrastructure, to cloud-computing facilities. The approach to controlling physical infrastructure disclosed in the current document is not simply an extension of traditional control systems to access and use cloud-computing facilities, but instead represents the migration of physical infrastructure into cloud-computing facilities, resulting in elimination of the need for local computers and computer-implemented control systems from the physical infrastructure and a complete abstraction and virtualization of the hardware systems within the physical infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Jesse, Robert w. Bergstrom
  • Publication number: 20220065891
    Abstract: An intelligent motion sensing cable is disclosed, where a motion sensor that is included in the cable can detect cable motion. The cable can then use this detected motion to intelligently control a charge signal delivered by the cable to a connected electronic device and/or generate data indicative of customer interactions with a connected electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade Carter Wheeler, Steven R. Payne
  • Publication number: 20220070806
    Abstract: Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for an electronically connected environment, such as implemented in connection with one or more computing and/or communication networks, devices, and/or protocols, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Wylie, Robert Logan Blaser