Patents Assigned to Wimo Labs, LLC
  • Patent number: 10355732
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The case comprises a shell assembly including a top shell and a bottom shell that at least partially enclose and form a perimeter around the device. The case further includes a backing assembly comprising an upper backing element and a lower backing element configured to join together along a parting line between a top end and a bottom end of the shell assembly. The case also includes a lock assembly for use in drawing together the upper and lower backing elements to hold the components of the shell assembly together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M Puhalla, Keith Alsberg, Michael Seum, Gillian Rode, David B. Seal, Jon Godston
  • Patent number: 9690258
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device holder having a retention member for retaining an electronic device, such as a smartwatch or an MP3 player, and a wrist strap attached to the retention member is disclosed. The retention member includes a protective frame comprising one or more covers or openings for receiving and allowing interaction with one or more buttons, knobs, and/or ports of the electronic device. At least one of the covers is configured to enable the dual-action functionality of a knob of the electronic device. The protective frame may also include an opening adapted to receive sound-permeable, waterproof inserts for an audio port of the electronic device. The protective frame further includes fastening holes for attachment to the wrist strap. The protective frame may be a two-piece frame that partially encloses the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventor: Scott H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 9614569
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case comprises a top shell that seals against a top surface of a device and a bottom shell that cradles the bottom of the device. The top shell provides a downward extension along its perimeter that fits within a trench or pocket formed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the bottom shell. An underside of the top shell includes a permanently chemically bonded compressible and waterproof film layer. The waterproof film layer is configured to seal directly against the top surface of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Keith Alsberg, Gary H. Paulsen, Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M. Puhalla
  • Patent number: 9537526
    Abstract: A door securement system for a protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case comprises a top shell that covers a top surface of a device and a bottom shell that cradles the back of the device. Where upper and lower backing elements are used that meet at a parting line along the outer (exterior) surface of the bottom shell, a locking mechanism may be used to pull the backing elements together and hold them in place. A multi-hinged door is positioned along a portion of the protective case to allow access to ports of the mobile device. The door has open, shut and sealed configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M. Puhalla, Keith Alsberg
  • Patent number: 9516455
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a wireless communication device is disclosed. The protective case is equipped with a communications module that may include a transceiver or transmitter configured for transmitting and receiving wireless communication signals without the assistance of any wireless communication circuitry within the wireless communication device. The communications module may be configured to enable communication between the protective case and one or more remote communication devices via a short range network. The communications module may be activated by a push-to-talk switch or the like, and may be powered by an integral auxiliary power source that may also be used to power or recharge the wireless communication device. The case may also include a processor or printed circuit board capable of interfacing with a processor of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M. Puhalla, Kevin G. Brennan
  • Patent number: 9462712
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flexible boot for at least partially encompassing an electronic device. In one embodiment, the boot includes a rear panel and a sidewall extending from the real panel. The sidewall includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of compressible hollow regions positioned between the inner surface and the outer surface. The rear panel and the inner surface of the sidewall at least partially define a cavity configured to receive the device. Other embodiments of the present disclosure provide a case for housing an electronic device. In one embodiment, the case includes an elastomeric boot and a rigid posterior portion defining an opening therethrough through which a portion of the boot extends. The boot includes a sidewall and is configured to receive the device such that the sidewall at least partially surrounds a plurality of lateral sides of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott Harold Wilson, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Jon Godston, Kevin Gerard Brennan
  • Patent number: 9462099
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case comprises a top shell that seals against a top surface of a device and a bottom shell that cradles the back of the device. The top shell provides a downward extension along its perimeter that fits within a pocket formed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the bottom shell. At least the top shell forms an outward extending protrusion that is gripped by one or more backing elements that slide over the exterior of the bottom shell and extend up around the protrusion to grip the top shell and secure it to the bottom shell. Where upper and lower backing elements are used that meet at a parting line along the outer (exterior) surface of the bottom shell, a locking mechanism may be used to pull the backing elements together and hold them in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Michael Seum, Gillian Rode, David B. Seal, Dennis M. Puhalla, Keith Alsberg, Jon Godston
  • Patent number: 9223346
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case includes an upper assembly and a bottom assembly attachable to (and separable from) the upper assembly to form a watertight inner cavity therebetween. The resulting profile (i.e., external shape) of the protective case mirrors that of the mobile device installed therein. More particularly, the protective case generally includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and spaced-apart inner and outer perimeters extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The top surface of the case is made up of or includes the top surfaces of various other components of the case, and those component top surfaces are flush with one another such that the top surface of the case is completely flat (i.e., does not include an obtrusive raised protective rim).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventor: Scott H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 9101184
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device holder having a retention member for retaining an electronic device, such as a smartwatch or an MP3 player, and a wrist strap attached to the retention member is disclosed. The retention member includes a protective frame comprising one or more covers or openings for receiving and allowing interaction with one or more buttons, knobs, and/or ports of the electronic device. At least one of the covers is configured to enable the dual-action functionality of a knob of the electronic device. The protective frame may also include an opening adapted to receive sound-permeable, waterproof inserts for an audio port of the electronic device. The protective frame further includes fastening holes for attachment to the wrist strap. The protective frame may be a two-piece frame that partially encloses the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: WIMO LABS LLC
    Inventor: Scott H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 9092077
    Abstract: A writing device for marking on a capacitive touch screen and a paper substrate is disclosed. The device features a writing tip deployable through a hole in a conductive rubber stylus tip. The stylus tip connects to a distal end of a shaft. The stylus tip may be held in place by a ring. Electric connection is formed from a human user, through the shaft, and to the stylus tip onto the touch screen when a sufficient contact patch if formed through pressing lightly on the stylus tip. The stylus tip may be coated with a protective material that adjusts the coefficient of friction and prevents carbon from depositing on the touch screen. The writing tip (e.g., pen or pencil) moves from a working position where it extends through a hole in the stylus tip to a position where it is disposed within a hollow cavity formed by the stylus tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Arthur Coleridge Boyd, Erik Alan Holverson, Scott H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 9007758
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a wireless communication device is provided. The protective case may include integral wireless communication circuitry independent of the wireless communication device. The wireless communication circuitry may be configured to enable communication between the protective case and one or more remote communication devices via a short range network. The protective case may further include an integral speaker configured to reproduce audio signals received by the integral wireless communication circuitry and an integral power source configured to provide power to at least the integral wireless communication circuitry and the integral speaker. The integral wireless communication circuitry and the integral speaker may be capable of functioning independently of the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M. Puhalla, Kevin G. Brennan
  • Patent number: 8967437
    Abstract: An electronic device holder having a retention member for retaining an electronic device, such as an MP3 player, preferably an AppleĀ® IPod nano having a multi-touch color screen, and a strap or shank attached to the retention member to allow fastening to an object, such as a user's wrist or a chain, is disclosed. The device may be secured by friction fitting into a recessed area having two ridges to engage the device along two edges. The device may be inserted by sliding or snap fitting into the recessed area. An opening along the back of the recessed area allows the device to be pushed laterally or vertically from the retention member. Alternatively, the retention member may be a two-piece frame which partially encloses the device. The frame pieces affix to either a wristband strap or a carabiner clip shank as they are secured to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventor: Scott H. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8847930
    Abstract: A combination writing pen and stylus is disclosed. The device has an internal ink cartridge deployable through a hole in the stylus tip. The stylus tip extends from a sleeve that is formed of a conductive elastomeric material. The sleeve extends up a rigid shaft of the device such that it contacts a sufficient ground. The stylus tip may be coated with a protective material that adjusts the coefficient of friction and prevents carbon deposits on the touch screen. A sufficient contact patch is achieved to simulate a human finger so as to overcome false positives from common touch screen logic. This is done by altering tip geometries around an air cavity within the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Arthur Coleridge Boyd, Erik A. Holverson, Scott Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140238894
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flexible boot for at least partially encompassing an electronic device. In one embodiment, the boot includes a rear panel and a sidewall extending from the real panel. The sidewall includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of compressible hollow regions positioned between the inner surface and the outer surface. The rear panel and the inner surface of the sidewall at least partially define a cavity configured to receive the device. Other embodiments of the present disclosure provide a case for housing an electronic device. In one embodiment, the case includes an elastomeric boot and a rigid posterior portion defining an opening therethrough through which a portion of the boot extends. The boot includes a sidewall and is configured to receive the device such that the sidewall at least partially surrounds a plurality of lateral sides of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott Harold Wilson, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Jon Godston, Kevin Gerard Brennan
  • Patent number: 8787009
    Abstract: A case for holding a portable electronic device includes an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a boot, a transparent covering portion, and a plurality of fasteners. The anterior portion may have a front surface, a back surface, and a screen window. The posterior portion may have a front surface and a back surface. The boot may be flexible and may fit around the portable electronic device. The boot may have a sidewall, a flange extending inwardly from the sidewall, and a rear panel. The sidewall may be between the anterior portion and the posterior portion. The transparent covering portion may have an outer edge, a front surface, and a back surface. The outer edge may be between the boot and the back surface of the anterior portion. The plurality of fasteners may fasten the anterior portion and the posterior portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott Harold Wilson, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Jon Godston, Kevin Gerard Brennan
  • Patent number: D709057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott Harold Wilson, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Jon Godston, Kevin Gerard Brennan
  • Patent number: D716786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott Harold Wilson, Dennis Matthew Puhalla, Jon Godston, Kevin Gerard Brennan
  • Patent number: D727194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventor: Scott H. Wilson
  • Patent number: D729218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Wimo Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Harold Wilson, Dennis Matthew Puhalia, Jacob Andrew Nitz, Kevin Gerard Brennan
  • Patent number: D771027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Michael Prstojevich, Dennis M. Puhalla, Scott H. Wilson