Patents by Inventor Dean Lipke

Dean Lipke 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: 20160276779
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of a device, configurable with various indicia of connectivity, and to be received by a data communication station is disclosed. The data communication station may include a frame having an aperture formed therein and a blank insert configured to be in registered alignment with the aperture. The blank insert may include a front facing surface configured to receive indicia thereon. The blank insert may include a retention feature configured to engage with an identification icon. In another embodiment, the data communication station may include a frame, a connector housing insert, and an identification icon configured to receive connectivity indicia thereon, wherein the connector housing insert may include a retention feature to engage with a corresponding retention feature on the identification icon. In another embodiment, a data communication station is configured to directly receive and retain an identification icon configured to receive connectivity indicia thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Lipke, Jennifer Yanni, William Lauby, Charles Bragg
  • Publication number: 20140103179
    Abstract: An electronic device holder is provided. In one aspect, a strap or a back plate, such as a molded plastic strap, is provided to facilitate holding an electronic device. In another aspect, a device cradle is provided that can hold an electronic device and facilitate retention and management of associated device cables. In another aspect, the strap or back plate can comprise a set of connector stations that conform to a standardized form-factor, wherein the connector stations are adapted to accept a standardized insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Dean Lipke, Charles Bragg