Patents by Inventor Benjamin Edwards Maskell

Benjamin Edwards Maskell 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).

  • Publication number: 20140270232
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for audibly producing an audio signal including a first speaker, a second speaker, a first housing surrounding the first speaker, a second housing surrounding the second speaker, a curved member having a first curvature and connected to the first housing and the second housing, a receiver for receiving the audio signal, and an energy storage device mounted on the curved member, the energy storage device electrically connected to the receiver and having a second curvature congruent to the first curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Publication number: 20140268543
    Abstract: Disclosed is a docking station for holding a plurality of external connectors in position to interface with an electronic device including a main body having a first side and a second side, a positioning member extending vertically from the first side of the main body for receiving the electronic device, a stabilizing member extending horizontally on the second side, a first through-hole extending from the first side to the second side, and a fastening mechanism for securing an external connector in the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Publication number: 20140038450
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for attaching a plurality of external connectors to an electronic device including a main body, a first plug on the main body positioned to interface with a first port on the electronic device, a slot in the main body for slidably receiving a second external connector and for positioning the second external connector to interface with a second port of the electronic device. The slot has a first opening on a first surface of the main body to receive the second external connector, a second opening on a second surface of the main body to allow a portion of the second external connector to protrude from the second opening of the main body, a first wall opposite the first surface, a rear wall opposite the second surface, a top wall, and a bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Henge Docks LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: 8585443
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adapter piece for retaining an external connector and to be used with a docking station for an electronic device, the adapter piece comprising a main body, a cavity in the main body forming an inner portion sized to match the dimensions of the external connector, a first opening to the cavity on the main body for receiving the external connector, a second opening to the cavity on the main body allowing a portion of the external connector to protrude therefrom, and an outer portion sized to match the dimensions of a slot on the docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Henge Docks, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Publication number: 20130303012
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adapter piece for retaining an external connector and to be used with a docking station for an electronic device, the adapter piece comprising a main body, a cavity in the main body forming an inner portion sized to match the dimensions of the external connector, a first opening to the cavity on the main body for receiving the external connector, a second opening to the cavity on the main body allowing a portion of the external connector to protrude therefrom, and an outer portion sized to match the dimensions of a slot on the docking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: 8512079
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for attaching a plurality of external connectors to an electronic device having a first port and second ports on a main body for accepting a first and second external connectors, a first and second plugs on the main body positioned to interface with a first and second ports on the electronic device, a slot in the main body for slidably receiving a third external connector and for positioning the third external connector to interface with a third port of the electronic device, and a retention mechanism in the main body for retaining the third external connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Henge Docks LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: 8419479
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for attaching a plurality of external connectors to an electronic device having a first and second ports for attaching a first and second external connectors, a first and second plugs positioned to interface with a first and second ports of the electronic device, and a first and second pins positioned to interface with a first and second electrical contact of a third port on the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: 8105108
    Abstract: Disclosed is a docking station for an electronic device comprising a main body which holds an electronic device and voids in the main body to allow for the passage of external connectors directly into the docked device and the securing of the external connectors to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D660298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D660299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D660300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D660301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D660302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D660303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D660304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell
  • Patent number: D669476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Leigh Vroom, Benjamin Edwards Maskell