Patents by Inventor Cody Allen Balk

Cody Allen Balk 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).

  • MODULE FOR CONTAINING AN EARPIECE FOR AN AUDIO DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140044298
    Abstract: A module for containing an earpiece for an audio device, the earpiece having at least one protruding electrical contact. The module comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being opposable and forming a cavity sized to accommodate an earpiece. The module further comprises at least one electrical contact within the cavity, on one of the first portion and the second portion. The electrical contact is positioned to engage a protruding electrical contact of the earpiece positioned within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Cody Allen Balk, David Kazmierz Szczypinski, Benjamin Michael Finney
  • Module for containing an earpiece for an audio device
    Patent number: 8588454
    Abstract: A module for containing an earpiece for an audio device, the earpiece having at least one protruding electrical contact. The module comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being opposable and forming a cavity sized to accommodate an earpiece. The module further comprises at least one electrical contact within the cavity, on one of the first portion and the second portion. The electrical contact is positioned to engage a protruding electrical contact of the earpiece positioned within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Cody Allen Balk, David Kazmierz Szczypinski, Benjamin Michael Finney
  • Electronic mobile device cover latch mechanism
    Patent number: 8562030
    Abstract: An electronic mobile device comprises a base defining a compartment opening and a cover movably supported by the base to restrict access to the compartment opening. The device further comprises a latch supported by one of the base and the cover and a catch pivotably supported by the other of the base and the cover. The catch pivots in a first direction to engage and move the latch relative to the catch and thereby move at least a portion of the cover away from the compartment opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Cody Allen Balk
  • Three-Dimensionally Molded Electronic Substrate
    Publication number: 20130039018
    Abstract: A device, system and process for fabricating a three-dimensional electronic substrate are disclosed. A substrate may be molded in three-dimensions to fit the form factor of an exterior device frame. Electronics and conductors may be placed onto the three-dimensional surface of the molded substrate, thereby creating a three-dimensional electronic substrate. The three dimensional substrate may then be connected to an exterior frame to allow for electronic functionalities across frame form factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Erik Alan HOLVERSON, Benjamin Michael FINNEY, Cody Allen BALK
  • MODULE FOR CONTAINING AN EARPIECE FOR AN AUDIO DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120201413
    Abstract: A module for containing an earpiece for an audio device, the earpiece having at least one protruding electrical contact. The module comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being opposable and forming a cavity sized to accommodate an earpiece. The module further comprises at least one electrical contact within the cavity, on one of the first portion and the second portion. The electrical contact is positioned to engage a protruding electrical contact of the earpiece positioned within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Cody Allen Balk, David Kazmierz Szczypinski, Benjamin Michael Finney
  • ELECTRONIC MOBILE DEVICE COVER LATCH MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20110121584
    Abstract: An electronic mobile device comprises a base defining a compartment opening and a cover movably supported by the base to restrict access to the compartment opening. The device further comprises a latch supported by one of the base and the cover and a catch pivotably supported by the other of the base and the cover. The catch pivots in a first direction to engage and move the latch relative to the catch and thereby move at least a portion of the cover away from the compartment opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: Cody Allen Balk