Patents by Inventor Ian James Murchison

Ian James Murchison 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).

  • Electronic device case
    Patent number: 9307656
    Abstract: A case configured to protect at least a portion of an electronic device. The case can comprise a first portion and a second portion that connect to one another via a hinge. The first portion can be configured to cover a first portion of a back side of the electronic device when fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion can be configured to cover a remaining portion of the back side of the electronic device when also fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion and the first portion can pivot with respect to one another via the hinge. Accordingly, by one approach, the second portion can be pivoted away from the electronic device while the first portion remains installed on the electronic device. In such a case, and by one approach, the second portion can serve as a stand for the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Mircea Oprea, Felipe Oliveira Simoes, Donald Glenn Thompson, Anders Fahrendorff
  • ACCESSORY CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140321040
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one connector, such as for physically coupling the electronic device to a device accessory. The connector includes a coupling element movable between a retracted position and an extended position in response to a magnetic force that exceeds a biasing force applied to the coupling element by a biasing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ryan James RUTTER, Dustin Jonathan SMITH, Ian James MURCHISON, Jason Tyler GRIFFIN, Anders FAHRENDORFF
  • Electronic Device Case
    Publication number: 20140202899
    Abstract: A case configured to protect at least a portion of an electronic device. The case can comprise a first portion and a second portion that connect to one another via a hinge. The first portion can be configured to cover a first portion of a back side of the electronic device when fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion can be configured to cover a remaining portion of the back side of the electronic device when also fully installed on the electronic device. The second portion and the first portion can pivot with respect to one another via the hinge. Accordingly, by one approach, the second portion can be pivoted away from the electronic device while the first portion remains installed on the electronic device. In such a case, and by one approach, the second portion can serve as a stand for the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian James MURCHISON, Mircea OPREA, Felipe Oliveira SIMOES, Donald Glenn THOMPSON, Anders FAHRENDORFF
  • Mechanically attached folding cover
    Patent number: 8724300
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a first part of a male/female coupling. A cover sized to cover at least one face of the mobile electronic device has a second part of the male/female coupling. The second part of the male/female coupling mates with the first part of the male/female coupling of the mobile electronic device and cooperates with the first part to attach the cover to the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Anders Fahrendorff, Todd Andrew Wood, Ian James Murchison
  • Mechanically Attached Folding Cover
    Publication number: 20130223005
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device has a first part of a male/female coupling. A cover sized to cover at least one face of the mobile electronic device has a second part of the male/female coupling. The second part of the male/female coupling mates with the first part of the male/female coupling of the mobile electronic device and cooperates with the first part to attach the cover to the mobile electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Dustin Jonathan Smith, Anders Fahrendorff, Todd Andrew Wood, Ian James Murchison
  • Corded headset
    Patent number: D687410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Jodie Elizabeth Fletcher, Robert Alexander Sawatsky, Todd Andrew Wood, Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D691600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Anders Fahrendorff, Ian James Murchison
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D691601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff, Shannon Tyler Moore
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D691992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff, Shannon Tyler Moore
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D692418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Blackberry Limited
    Inventors: Anders Fahrendorff, Ian James Murchison, Shannon Tyler Moore
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D696235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff, Shannon Tyler Moore, Rohan Siddhartha Thakar
  • Electronic device case
    Patent number: D696236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff, Caitlin Curran-Blaney, Alison Phillips
  • Electronic device case
    Patent number: D696237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff, Caitlin Curran-Blaney, Alison Phillips
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D696238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Ryan James Rutter
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D696239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff
  • Electronic device shell
    Patent number: D696656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff
  • Electronic device case
    Patent number: D702673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Anders Fahrendorff, Rohan Siddhartha Thakar, Caitlin Curran-Blaney, Alison Phillips
  • Electronic device shell with cover
    Patent number: D712392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Cortez Corley, Caitlin Curran-Blaney, Anders Fahrendorff, Alison Phillips, Ian James Murchison
  • Speaker
    Patent number: D714257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jodie Elizabeth Fletcher, Robert Alexander Sawatsky, Anders Fahrendorff, Ian James Murchison
  • Electronic device pocket
    Patent number: D690098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Ian James Murchison, Rohan Siddhartha Thakar