Patents by Inventor Lawrence Herman Fong

Lawrence Herman Fong 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: 20220403971
    Abstract: A mount for a portable electronic device includes a mount base to attach the mount to a surface, and a mount head attached to the mount base. The mount head includes an attachment surface having one or more magnetic elements configured to magnetically attach the mount head to the portable electronic device. The mount head also comprises a central receiving region, along with two recess portions laterally disposed from the central receiving region, which together accommodate an accessory attachment and associated lateral engaging regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Von Bargen, Karla Sofia Zapata-Garcia, Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael J. Kory
  • Patent number: 11484811
    Abstract: A fidget accessory which includes a plurality of stones that geometrically cooperate with a bowl. The bowl includes a bowl base on which the plurality of stones are configured to be arranged in a base orientation. The bowl includes a bowl lip circumferentially surrounding a top edge of the bowl, and a bowl ramp extending between the bowl lip and the bowl base. One or more magnets in the bowl base have a polarity opposite to corresponding magnets in the plurality of stones such that the plurality of stone are magnetically engaged with the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, David Willson, Ivan Chen, Michael J. Kory, David Czarenecki, Lawrence Herman Fong, Randy Yang Chiang, David B. Barnett
  • Publication number: 20220183431
    Abstract: A slidable accessory system includes a case body configured to accommodate a portable electronic device, the case body having a case length and two tracks spanning from a track top and extending along at least a portion of the case length towards a bottom of the case body. The slidable accessory system also includes a platform having two engaging arms each of which is adapted to slidably engage within a corresponding one of the two tracks. An accessory is attachable to a top side of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong, Vanessa C. Cantoli-Alves, Tristan Cannan, Nicholas Von Bargen, Andrew Heinrich, David Willson, Michael Kory, David Czarnecki, Altan Nahum, Thomas Meiser
  • Publication number: 20220116491
    Abstract: An accessory assembly includes a platform with a first side and an opposing second side. The platform includes one or more magnetic elements configured to magnetically attach the platform to a mobile electronic device along the first side. The accessory assembly also includes a grip accessory configured to attached to the second side of the platform, where the grip accessory is configured to be handheld to support the mobile electronic device when magnetically attached to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory, David Czarmecki, Nicholas Von Bargen, Yinju Chen
  • Patent number: 11303743
    Abstract: A mount configured to removably and interchangeably receive a plurality of different expandable accessories attached to a portable electronic device. The mount includes an attachment mechanism, a receiving member, and a connecting member having a first end coupled to the attachment mechanism and a second end coupled to the receiving member. The receiving member includes a plurality of legs that are adapted to removably receive a first expandable accessory of the plurality of different expandable accessories and to interchangeably and removably receive a second expandable accessory of the plurality of different expandable accessories, where the second expandable accessory is different from the first expandable accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Chen, James Ridzon, Nicholas Von Bargen, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory, Randy Yang Chiang
  • Publication number: 20220103667
    Abstract: An accessory assembly for a mobile electronic device includes a platform, having a first side and an opposing second side. The platform includes one or more magnetic elements configured to magnetically attach the platform to a mobile electronic device or case along the first side. The accessory assembly also includes a wallet integrated with or attached to the second side of the platform, where the wallet is configured to hold one or more objects associated with a user of the accessory. The assembly also includes a grip accessory configured to attach to the wallet, where the grip accessory is configured to be handheld in order to support the accessory assembly and mobile electronic device when magnetically attached to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory, David Czarnecki, Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, Andrew Heinrich, John Roach
  • Publication number: 20220096949
    Abstract: A fidget accessory which includes a plurality of stones that geometrically cooperate with a bowl. The bowl includes a bowl base on which the plurality of stones are configured to be arranged in a base orientation. The bowl includes a bowl lip circumferentially surrounding a top edge of the bowl, and a bowl ramp extending between the bowl lip and the bowl base. One or more magnets in the bowl base have a polarity opposite to corresponding magnets in the plurality of stones such that the plurality of stone are magnetically engaged with the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, David Willson, Ivan Chen, Michael J. Kory, David Czarenecki, Lawrence Herman Fong, Randy Yang Chiang, David B. Barnett
  • Publication number: 20210289064
    Abstract: A mount configured to removably and interchangeably receive a plurality of different expandable accessories attached to a portable electronic device. The mount includes an attachment mechanism, a receiving member, and a connecting member having a first end coupled to the attachment mechanism and a second end coupled to the receiving member. The receiving member includes a plurality of legs that are adapted to removably receive a first expandable accessory of the plurality of different expandable accessories and to interchangeably and removably receive a second expandable accessory of the plurality of different expandable accessories, where the second expandable accessory is different from the first expandable accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ivan Chen, James Ridzon, Nicholas Von Bargen, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory, Randy Yang Chiang
  • Publication number: 20210120942
    Abstract: An expandable device includes a platform having top and bottom sides, a body having a first end and a second end, the second end being operably coupled to the platform, a button operably coupled to the first end of the body, and a storage receptacle defined by at least one of the button, the platform, and the body. The body is movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, Karla-Sofia Zapata-Garcia, Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong
  • Publication number: 20200037737
    Abstract: An expandable device includes a platform having top and bottom sides, a body having a first end and a second end, the second end being operably coupled to the platform, a button operably coupled to the first end of the body, and a storage receptacle defined by at least one of the button, the platform, and the body. The body is movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Vanessa C. Cantoli-Alves, Karla-Sofia Zapata-Garcia, Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong
  • Patent number: D907025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Steven Corraliza, Alex Tittiger, David F. Willson, Michael J. Kory, Lawrence Herman Fong, Randy Yang Chiang
  • Patent number: D967813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Von Bargen, Karla-Sofia Zapata-Garcia, Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory
  • Patent number: D979555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Yinju Chen, James Ridzon, Nicholas Von Bargen, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory, Randy Yang Chiang
  • Patent number: D979556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Chen, James Ridzon, Nicholas Von Bargen, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory, Randy Yang Chiang
  • Patent number: D980204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Randy Yang Chiang, Lawrence Herman Fong, Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, Tristan Cannan, Nicholas Von Bargen, David Willson, Michael Kory, David Czarnecki, Altan Nahum, Thomas Meiser
  • Patent number: D985064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, Ivan Chen, Michael Kory, David Czarnecki, Lawrence Herman Fong, Randy Yang Chiang, David Barnett
  • Patent number: D985065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, Ivan Chen, Michael Kory, David Czarnecki, Lawrence Herman Fong, Randy Yang Chiang, David Barnett
  • Patent number: D1016054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Chen, James Ridzon, Nicholas Von Bargen, Lawrence Herman Fong, Michael Kory, Randy Yang Chiang
  • Patent number: D1018517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Karla-Sofia Zapata-Garcia, David Czarnecki, Michael Kory, Lawrence Herman Fong, Randy Yang Chiang
  • Patent number: D1022980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
    Inventors: Vanessa Cantoli-Alves, Ivan Chen, Michael Kory, David Czarnecki, Lawrence Herman Fong, Randy Yang Chiang, David Barnett, David Willson