Patents by Inventor Kar Ming So

Kar Ming So 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: 9370230
    Abstract: A holder for an electronic device includes a housing having a base, a cover and a rotatable lock that collectively define a hollow interior that receives the electronic device. The rotatable lock is hingedly connected to the base at a first end of the housing and is also rotatably mounted with respect to a lid that closes the hollow interior. An electronic device is slideable into and out of the hollow interior when the rotatable lock is unlocked and the lid is open. A hingedly mounted lock has a locked configuration that prevents rotation of the rotatable lock relative to the lid. The locked configuration of the rotatably mounted lock also prevents hinged opening of the lid. The rotatable lock has an unlocked configuration that enables rotation of the rotatable lock relative to the lid. The unlocked configuration enables hinged opening of the rotatable lock and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Kar Ming So
  • Patent number: 8453835
    Abstract: A water-proof container for holding a mobile device includes a base adapted to support a mobile device, a cover, a hinge for interconnecting the base and cover to one another, and a locking mechanism for locking the cover to the base. A groove is formed in an interior wall of the cover in circumscribing relation to the cover. A thin, transparent sheet of plastic has a bead formed in its peripheral edge and the bead is press fit into the groove so that the thin sheet of plastic closely overlies the operative face of the mobile device when the cover is latched to the base. A hollow lock housing is pivotally mounted about a pivot pin. A one hundred eighty degree (180°) rotation of the lock housing positions the opening on an opposite side of the container 10, capturing the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventor: Kar Ming So
  • Publication number: 20120000908
    Abstract: A water-proof container for holding a mobile device includes a base adapted to support a mobile device, a cover, a hinge for interconnecting the base and cover to one another, and a locking mechanism for locking the cover to the base. A groove is formed in an interior wall of the cover in circumscribing relation to the cover. A thin, transparent sheet of plastic has a bead formed in its peripheral edge and the bead is press fit into the groove so that the thin sheet of plastic closely overlies the operative face of the mobile device when the cover is latched to the base. A hollow lock housing is pivotally mounted about a pivot pin. A one hundred eighty degree (180°) rotation of the lock housing positions the opening on an opposite side of the container 10, capturing the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventor: Kar Ming So