Patents by Inventor Bowden Ormsbee

Bowden Ormsbee 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).

  • Patent number: 10693517
    Abstract: A mobile device connection apparatus, method and system is disclosed which allows a user to physically connect or tether, without the use of adhesive, a mobile device with a case to a user, surface, or structure. The mobile device connection apparatus comprises multiple layers of materials to create a connection point for mobile devices, such as mobile phones, which is compatible with devices with a case, reusable, and robust and prevents mobile devices from being damaged, lost, and stolen. Further the mobile device connection apparatus allows a user to interact with their phone in new ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: John Osmanski, Kent Solberg, Bowden Ormsbee
  • Publication number: 20200173637
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a lighting module. The lighting module includes a module frame and a circuit board interconnected with the module frame. The lighting module further includes a button mounted on the module frame and interconnected with the circuit board, the button located in a recess of the module frame, such that the button is actuatable by a protrusion of a device into which the lighting module is inserted. The lighting device includes a device body, the device body including a second recess for receiving the lighting module. The lighting device further includes a cap, the cap formed to fit with the device body and close the second recess when the lighting module is in the second recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Steven L. Lindquist
  • Publication number: 20200153473
    Abstract: A mobile device connection apparatus, method and system is disclosed which allows a user to physically connect or tether, without the use of adhesive, a mobile device with a case to a user, surface, or structure. The mobile device connection apparatus comprises multiple layers of materials to create a connection point for mobile devices, such as mobile phones, which is compatible with devices with a case, reusable, and robust and prevents mobile devices from being damaged, lost, and stolen. Further the mobile device connection apparatus allows a user to interact with their phone in new ways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: John Osmanski, Kent Solberg, Bowden Ormsbee
  • Patent number: 10584736
    Abstract: A carabiner apparatus includes a first carabiner portion and a second carabiner portion. The carabiner apparatus further includes a first piece of magnetic material attached to the first carabiner portion. The carabiner apparatus further includes a second piece of magnetic material attached to the second carabiner portion, the first piece and second piece of magnetic material attracted to each other and releasably holding the first carabiner portion and the second carabiner portion together at an angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Rex W. Stevens
  • Patent number: 10587739
    Abstract: A system for holding an electronic device includes a body portion, the body portion having a flat surface. The system further includes a first holding piece and a second holding piece, each of the first and second holding pieces including a holding surface approximately perpendicular to the flat surface. The system further includes an arm interconnected with the first holding piece, the arm extending into an aperture in the body portion, the body portion including a mechanism for holding the arm in a first fixed position such that there is a first distance between the first and second holding pieces, the mechanism further providing for orientation of the arm in a second fixed position such that there is a second distance between the first and second holding pieces, the second distance less than the first, the first and second holding pieces being complementarily shaped to hold the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Rex Stevens
  • Patent number: 10549895
    Abstract: A holder includes a body, the body having a first and second receiver and a first and second cylindrical holder. The holder further includes a tie comprised of an elongated piece of shape-retaining deformable material and a cover covering the shape-retaining deformable material along the length of the elongated piece. The covering and the shape-retaining deformable material are bonded along their length. A first portion of the tie passes through the first cylindrical holder. A second portion of the tie passes through the second cylindrical holder, such that a loop is formed between the body and the tie, stretching from the first cylindrical holder to the second cylindrical holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Nita Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard N. Case, Bowden Ormsbee
  • Patent number: 10512247
    Abstract: A light-up object includes a rubberized outer body; a plug in a cavity of the outer body; and a lighting device located in the plug. The light-up object further includes a first inner capsule piece, the first inner capsule piece located in the plug, and a second inner capsule piece located in the cavity of the outer body, the second inner capsule piece shaped to engage with the first inner capsule piece. The first and second inner capsules are threaded to fit together. The outer body includes grooves, running around multiple circumferences of the outer body. The outer body has a size of approximately a baseball; the outer body is shaped approximately like a sphere; and the grooves are at least 5 mm deep in the outer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Rex W. Stevens
  • Patent number: 10507961
    Abstract: An organizing device with rubberized twist ties. The organizing device includes a body piece and a back piece designed such that the back piece fits into the body piece to form an enclosed unit. The back piece can be fitted with various attachment devices, such as a suction cup or a magnet, for mounting the organizing device to different types of surfaces. The organizing device further includes small rubberized twist ties, threaded through the body piece, which can be used for hanging or securing small items from or securing items to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Gallup, Bowden Ormsbee, Peter Zagone
  • Publication number: 20190375087
    Abstract: A multifunction money clip includes a first plate and a second plate connected to the first plate via a plurality of connectors at the corners of the first and second plate, the first and second plate forming an internal area. The multifunction money clip further includes a plurality of tools each rotationally connected to the first and second plate via one of the plurality of connectors, the plurality of tools located in the internal area when retracted. The multifunction money clip further includes a double clip located on the first plate, a first portion of the double clip opening in a first direction and configured to trap items between the first plate and the clip and a second portion of the double clip opening in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and configured to trap items between the second clip portion and the first clip portion. A small clip is included opposite the double clip to attach to a pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Andrew Valentine, Bowden Ormsbee, Rex Stevens
  • Patent number: D863290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Steve Lindquist
  • Patent number: D864187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Vogel, Bowden Ormsbee, Steven L. Lindquist
  • Patent number: D875103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Vogel, Bowden Ormsbee, Rex Stevens
  • Patent number: D877594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Liang, Andrew Valentine, Bowden Ormsbee, Rex Stevens
  • Patent number: D879463
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: John Osmanski, Kent Solberg, Bowden Ormsbee
  • Patent number: D889010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Steven L. Lindquist
  • Patent number: D896014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Frank Vogel, Bowden Ormsbee
  • Patent number: D896511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Bag
    Patent number: D902052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Patent number: D902590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Nite Ize, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Case, Michael C. Boyd, Bowden Ormsbee, Dale Karacostas, Clint Todd, Carley Mulder
  • Patent number: D911596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
    Inventors: Bowden Ormsbee, Steven L. Lindquist