Patents by Inventor Mark Gregory Hummel

Mark Gregory Hummel 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: 10623543
    Abstract: A stand for a mobile device, including a platform and a flexible stand portion. The platform has a front side facing toward the mobile device, and a rear side opposite to the front side and facing away from the mobile device. The flexible stand portion has a sliding end portion that slides back and forth in a sliding direction, and a non-sliding end portion that rotates around a hinge portion. The flexible stand portion switches between a flat state where the non-sliding end portion is arranged against the rear side of the platform and the sliding end portion is arranged at a first locking position, and an curved state where the non-sliding end portion is rotated away from the rear side of the platform and the sliding end portion is arranged at a second locking position so that the flexible stand portion bows outward to form a curve or arch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.àr.l.
    Inventors: Mark Gregory Hummel, Bryan Lee Hynecek, Christopher William Ledesma
  • Publication number: 20200028951
    Abstract: A stand for a mobile device, including a platform and a flexible stand portion. The platform has a front side facing toward the mobile device, and a rear side opposite to the front side and facing away from the mobile device. The flexible stand portion has a sliding end portion that slides back and forth in a sliding direction, and a non-sliding end portion that rotates around a hinge portion. The flexible stand portion switches between a flat state where the non-sliding end portion is arranged against the rear side of the platform and the sliding end portion is arranged at a first locking position, and an curved state where the non-sliding end portion is rotated away from the rear side of the platform and the sliding end portion is arranged at a second locking position so that the flexible stand portion bows outward to form a curve of arch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Samsonite IP Holdings S.àr,I,
    Inventors: Mark Gregory Hummel, Bryan Lee Hynecek, Christopher William Ledesma
  • Patent number: D877154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.àr.l.
    Inventors: Mark Gregory Hummel, Bryan Lee Hynecek, Christopher William Ledesma