Patents Assigned to SmallHD, LLC
  • Patent number: 9036338
    Abstract: A frame for a field monitor includes a front panel having a central opening, and a rear panel attached to the front panel in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship to define a receptacle for receiving and supporting a field monitor therein. The receptacle includes a substantially open periphery which provides access to cable ports and other controls on the monitor. The rear panel includes opposite first and second sides and a plurality of legs extending outwardly from the first side. Each leg is attached to the front panel so as to maintain the front and rear panels in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship. The rear panel and plurality of legs extending outwardly therefrom are a single, unitary body of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SmallHD, LLC
    Inventor: Dale C. Backus
  • Patent number: 8907216
    Abstract: A cable port protection apparatus includes a frame that is configured to be secured to a housing of an electronic device, and a cable retention mechanism attached to the frame that is configured to prevent unintentional removal of a cable from a cable port of the electronic device. The cable retention mechanism includes a pair of spaced-apart arms extending outwardly from the frame to define a cable receiving space. A gate is operably associated with the spaced-apart arms and is movable by a user between open and closed positions. When in an open position, a cable can be inserted by a user through the cable receiving space and connected to a cable port. When in a closed position, the cable is prevented by the gate from becoming disconnected from the cable port and from exerting potentially damaging forces on the cable port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: SmallHD, LLC
    Inventors: Dale C. Backus, Weston L. Phillips, Kyle A. Tucker
  • Publication number: 20130270976
    Abstract: A frame for a field monitor includes a front panel having a central opening, and a rear panel attached to the front panel in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship to define a receptacle for receiving and supporting a field monitor therein. The receptacle includes a substantially open periphery which provides access to cable ports and other controls on the monitor. The rear panel includes opposite first and second sides and a plurality of legs extending outwardly from the first side. Each leg is attached to the front panel so as to maintain the front and rear panels in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship. The rear panel and plurality of legs extending outwardly therefrom are a single, unitary body of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SmallHD, LLC
    Inventor: Dale C. Backus
  • Publication number: 20130269980
    Abstract: A cable port protection apparatus includes a frame that is configured to be secured to a housing of an electronic device, and a cable retention mechanism attached to the frame that is configured to prevent unintentional removal of a cable from a cable port of the electronic device. The cable retention mechanism includes a pair of spaced-apart arms extending outwardly from the frame to define a cable receiving space. A gate is operably associated with the spaced-apart arms and is movable by a user between open and closed positions. When in an open position, a cable can be inserted by a user through the cable receiving space and connected to a cable port. When in a closed position, the cable is prevented by the gate from becoming disconnected from the cable port and from exerting potentially damaging forces on the cable port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SmallHD, LLC
    Inventors: Dale C. Backus, Weston L. Phillips, Kyle A. Tucker
  • Patent number: 8405908
    Abstract: A shade assembly for a display panel is provided. The shade assembly includes a frame having a plurality of elongate support members. Each support member has a flange on a first end thereof for being receivably engaged in a recess defined in the panel. A cover is slideably received by the plurality of elongate support members for shielding indirect light from the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: SmallHD, LLC
    Inventors: Weston Phillips, Dale Backus
  • Publication number: 20130002926
    Abstract: A viewfinder employing 3-LCD technology is described which employs a dichroic prism and provides full high definition resolution with a near-to-eye display. Video from digital cinema or digital broadcast cameras, as well as, playback of recorded high definition video is supported with a viewfinder no larger than 8 inches by 4 inches by 4 inches or even smaller. A telecentric lens system may be arranged so that monochrome optical modulators or LCDs to modulate red, green and blue video, respectively, are arranged at a focal point of this lens system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SMALLHD, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Christopher Backus, Weston Lael Phillips
  • Publication number: 20110267695
    Abstract: A shade assembly for a display panel is provided. The shade assembly includes a frame having a plurality of elongate support members. Each support member has a flange on a first end thereof for being receivably engaged in a recess defined in the panel. A cover is slideably received by the plurality of elongate support members for shielding indirect light from the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: SmallHD, LLC
    Inventors: Weston Phillips, Dale Backus
  • Patent number: D687876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: SmallHD, LLC
    Inventor: Dale C. Backus