Patents by Inventor Eric B. Greene

Eric B. Greene 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).

  • Portable media delivery system
    Patent number: 8477953
    Abstract: An improved media delivery apparatus is disclosed. The media delivery apparatus can, for example, be a portable speaker system. In one embodiment, the media delivery apparatus is used with a portable media player. According to one aspect, audio output characteristics of a media delivery apparatus can be controlled based on whether a removable component is attached or detached. Another aspect pertains to improved techniques to attach a removable component to a media delivery apparatus. According to still another aspect a portion of a housing of an electrical device, such as a media delivery apparatus, can be utilized as part of a connector or plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Phil Hobson, Donald J. Novotney, Ida Yum Yum Lo, Jesse L. Dorogusker, Richard P. Howarth, Jeffrey Allan Hammerstrom, Victor M. Tiscareno, Scott Krueger, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, John Benjamin Filson, Wey-Jiun Lin, Jose Natividad Martinez, Eric B. Greene