Patents Assigned to Otter Products, LLC
  • Patent number: 8965458
    Abstract: Disclosed is a protective case for an electronic device. The protective case has two layers, an inner cushion cover that surrounds a portion of the electronic device and an outer rigid shell. The outer rigid shell has curved flexible arms that engage and hold the cushion cover 104 on the electronic device. The cushion cover has reduced thickness portions so that the curved flexible arms are embedded in the cushion cover and provide a protective case having a substantially smooth exterior. The cushion cover is capable of absorbing shocks from impacts on the rigid outer shell. Coring on the inner portion of the cushion cover provides additional softness and the ability of the cushion cover to absorb shocks while using a higher density material, which is able to conform to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis R. Richardson, Alan V. Morine, W. Travis Smith, John H. Loudenslager, Jamie L. Johnson, Matthew M. Glanzer
  • Patent number: 8961250
    Abstract: A self-inflating device can include a container configured to receive a chemical compound, a one-way valve covering an opening leading to an inner volume of the container, and an inflatable portion fluidly connected to the inner volume of the container and configured to inflate with gas produced when the chemical compound is exposed to water. The inflatable portion can be configured to inflate when a gas pressure inside the self-inflating device exceeds a water pressure outside the self-inflating device. As the inflatable portion inflates with gas produced by the chemical reaction of the chemical compound, the inflatable portion can increase in volume and can displace water in a body of water. Consequently, the overall buoyancy of the self-inflating device can increase, causing the self-inflating device to rise in the water column toward the surface of the body of water where a user can easily retrieve the self-inflating device, as well as any object that is attached to the self-inflating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin W. Meyer
  • Patent number: 8929068
    Abstract: A protective cover for an electronic device that has an interactive control panel and one or more electrical contacts includes a protective shell having first member and a second member. The second member is configured to join with the first case member to at least partially cover the electronic device. An aperture defined by the protective shell is aligned with the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed by the protective shell. A securing mechanism secures the first member with the second member. An electrical connection attached to the protective shell is configured to connect an electrical source to at least one of the electrical contacts of the electronic device to provide an electrical connection to the electrical source when the electronic device is received by the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventor: Curtis R. Richardson
  • Patent number: 8917496
    Abstract: A protective cover for an electronic device that has an interactive control panel and one or more electrical contacts includes a protective shell having first member and a second member. The second member is configured to join with the first case member to at least partially cover the electronic device. An aperture defined by the protective shell is aligned with the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed by the protective shell. A securing mechanism secures the first member with the second member. An electrical connection attached to the protective shell is configured to connect an electrical source to at least one of the electrical contacts of the electronic device to provide an electrical connection to the electrical source when the electronic device is received by the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Curtis R. Richardson, Douglas A. Kempel
  • Patent number: 8910915
    Abstract: A folding stand may attach to an electronic device for transportation in one configuration and may fold into a second configuration to hold the electronic device for use. The folding stand may have two main rigid components that are joined by a hinge. Each of the rigid components may have engagement mechanisms that clamp onto the electronic device in the first configuration and hold the device in one of several upright positions in the second configuration. A stringer may be attached to one of the rigid components with a hinge and may engage the other rigid component with a snap or other mechanism. In some embodiments, the entire stand may be a single piece manufactured from rigid plastic components joined with a second, flexible material that may provide one or more of the hinges in the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Wibby, Alan Morine
  • Patent number: 8910863
    Abstract: A case for an electronic device is provided. The case includes a battery, an interface to receive electrical power from an external power source, a payment device reader, a product information input device, and a computer processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions. The computer processor executes the instructions to conduct communications with the electronic device, limit an amount of current of the received electrical power consumed by the case, allocate the amount of current among the battery and the electronic device based on the communications, read product information from a product using the product information input device, and read a payment device using the payment device reader, where the payment device is used to pay for the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: James J. Wojcik, Adam Benzion, Adam D. Center, Matthew M. Glanzer, Lucas Weller, Abhishek Joshi
  • Patent number: 8868796
    Abstract: An electronic device executes a software application that includes instructions for updating firmware of a peripheral device and one or more firmware images. The electronic executes the firmware update instructions to initiate the firmware update of the peripheral device and transfers a firmware image from the software application to the peripheral device according to a response from the peripheral device. The software application sends information to the peripheral device for verifying the transferred firmware image and causes the peripheral device to use the transferred firmware image upon successful verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: James John Wojcik, Kim J. Hansen, James Stephanik
  • Patent number: D716281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Melanson, Zachariah Pickett
  • Patent number: D716282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Melanson, Aaron Gaylord
  • Patent number: D716284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Melanson, Patrick Nelson
  • Patent number: D719950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: William Travis Smith, Peter Gronewoller
  • Patent number: D720738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin S. Rodriguez, Tao-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: D720740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Wicks, Ryan D. Sellden, Jonathan B. Rayeski, John P. Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: D721068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Melanson, Mark A. Giannasi
  • Patent number: D721069
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Adam J. Havens, Kevin W. Witter, Shanshan Li, Kevin W. Meyer
  • Patent number: D721070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachariah J. Pickett, Mark A. Giannasi, Kevin W. Witter, Shanshan Li, Kevin W. Meyer
  • Patent number: D721071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick J. Nelson, Kevin W. Witter, Kevin W. Meyer
  • Patent number: D721351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Feng Song Liu, Brian C. Bone, Feng Feng, Nicholas J. Murrells, Aleksander T. Amagasaki
  • Patent number: D721358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachariah J. Pickett, Mark A. Giannasi, Kevin W. Witter, Shanshan Li, Kevin W. Meyer
  • Patent number: D722603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Carlton R. Lay, Aaron Nott, Rodney Brown