Patents by Inventor Ceri Hill

Ceri Hill 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: 11820298
    Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a unitary mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly, where the socket assembly includes a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the unitary mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the unitary mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; and the socket including at least one formation and the unitary mounting ball including at least one complementary formation, the at least one formation and at least one complementary formation configured to interact to inhibit rotational movement about a roll axis of the mounting element relative to the socket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LTD
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: 11813991
    Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly; where the socket assembly includes: a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; a biasing element to bias the resilient member into the socket; and a retention element to inhibit deflection of an end of the resilient member away from the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Publication number: 20230144887
    Abstract: A first image capture device is operative to capture images in a first direction, the first image capture device comprising a first coupling configured to receive a complementary coupling of a second image capture device; the first image capture device further comprising a housing, a portion of which comprises a recessed area in the surface of the housing of the first image capture device; a second image capture device removably coupleable to said first image capture device and operative to capture images in a second direction different to the first direction, the second image capture device comprising a second coupling; the second image capture device further comprising a housing, a portion of which comprises a lug extending from the surface of the housing, wherein the first and second couplings are configured to electro-mechanically couple the second image capture device to the first image capture device by complementary inter-engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Portable Multimedia Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: 11414027
    Abstract: A mount for mounting an accessory, the mount comprising: an attachment member to attach the mount to a support structure; and a mount coupling member configured to have a profile complementary to a corresponding accessory coupling member of an accessory to be coupled to the mount. The mount coupling member comprises a first material operative to couple to a second material of an accessory coupling member through an attractive force between the first material and second material; and wherein the attractive force is of a magnitude to permit slidable movement of the mount coupling member relative to an accessory coupling member while maintaining mechanical contact between the mount and an accessory. The first material comprises a complementary configuration with a second material of an accessory coupling member to permit a greater magnitude of the slidable movement in a first direction compared to a second direction transverse to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Publication number: 20220090729
    Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly; where the socket assembly includes: a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; a biasing element to bias the resilient member into the socket; and a retention element to inhibit deflection of an end of the resilient member away from the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Publication number: 20220090728
    Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a unitary mounting ball receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly to position the mounting element relative to the socket assembly, where the socket assembly includes a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the unitary mounting ball, the resilient member configured to permit the unitary mounting ball to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; and the socket including at least one formation and the unitary mounting ball including at least one complementary formation, the at least one formation and at least one complementary formation configured to interact to inhibit rotational movement about a roll axis of the mounting element relative to the socket assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Publication number: 20220063513
    Abstract: Described herein is a mount assembly for mounting a device to a surface, including: a socket assembly; a mounting element including a mounting ball formation receivable by the socket assembly to pivotally couple the mounting element to the socket assembly, where the socket assembly includes a resilient member configured to define a socket to receive and engage the mounting ball formation, the member configured to permit the mounting ball formation to be urged into the socket against a resilient bias; the mount assembly further including a surface interface member configured to provide a frictional interface between the outer surface of the mounting ball formation and an inner wall of the socket defined by the resilient member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: 11142135
    Abstract: A mount for mounting an accessory, the mount comprising: an attachment member to attach the mount to a support structure; and a mount coupling member configured to have a profile complementary to a corresponding accessory coupling member of an accessory to be coupled to the mount. The mount coupling member comprises a first material operative to couple to a second material of an accessory coupling member through an attractive force between the first material and second material; and wherein the attractive force is of a magnitude to permit slideable movement of the mount coupling member relative to an accessory coupling member while maintaining mechanical contact between the mount and an accessory. The first material comprises a complementary configuration with a second material of an accessory coupling member to permit a greater magnitude of the slideable movement in a first direction compared to a second direction transverse to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Publication number: 20210221303
    Abstract: A mount for mounting an accessory, the mount comprising: an attachment member to attach the mount to a support structure; and a mount coupling member configured to have a profile complementary to a corresponding accessory coupling member of an accessory to be coupled to the mount. The mount coupling member comprises a first material operative to couple to a second material of an accessory coupling member through an attractive force between the first material and second material; and wherein the attractive force is of a magnitude to permit slidable movement of the mount coupling member relative to an accessory coupling member while maintaining mechanical contact between the mount and an accessory. The first material comprises a complementary configuration with a second material of an accessory coupling member to permit a greater magnitude of the slidable movement in a first direction compared to a second direction transverse to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Portable Multimedia Ltd
    Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: 11061555
    Abstract: A housing for an accessory is disclosed. The housing comprises: a support region for a display screen for displaying images; the support region comprising a bezel comprising a narrow width just sufficient to maintain structural integrity of the housing material to retain a display screen to the housing, the width in the lower area of the bezel comprises a greater width compared to the narrow width to accommodate a microphone, the lower area comprising a microphone aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D923074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D923075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventors: Robert George Grant, Graham Keith Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D923684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Portable Multimedia Ltd
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D923685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Portable Multimedia Ltd
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D923686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Portable Multimedia Ltd
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D923687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Portable Multimedia Ltd
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D948597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LTD
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D969901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LTD
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D986939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill
  • Patent number: D986940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Grant, Graham Lambert, Ceri Hill