Patents by Inventor Michael Bemis

Michael Bemis 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: 20180279737
    Abstract: A protective case for a mobile or handheld device is disclosed. The case includes front and rear cover components that are configured to rotate relative to one another so that the case is capable of being configured by the user into have multi-mode use configurations. The case includes a rotatable magnetic clasp that rotates to magnetically secure the case in desired configuration. The magnetic clasp includes a rotatable magnet component attached to one end region of the case and a fixedly positioned and oriented magnet secured to another opposing end region of the case. The rotation of the magnet allows the user to re-orient the polarity of the magnetic component to facilitate mechanical and magnetic retention of the desired configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Incipio, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Bemis
  • Patent number: 9986807
    Abstract: A protective case for a mobile or handheld device is disclosed. The case includes front and rear cover components that are configured to rotate relative to one another so that the case is capable of being configured by the user into have multi-mode use configurations. The case includes a rotatable magnetic clasp that rotates to magnetically secure the case in desired configuration. The magnetic clasp includes a rotatable magnet component attached to one end region of the case and a fixedly positioned and oriented magnet secured to another opposing end region of the case. The rotation of the magnet allows the user to re-orient the polarity of the magnetic component to facilitate mechanical and magnetic retention of the desired configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Incipio, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Bemis
  • Publication number: 20170325557
    Abstract: A protective case for a mobile or handheld device is disclosed. The case includes front and rear cover components that are configured to rotate relative to one another so that the case is capable of being configured by the user into have multi-mode use configurations. The case includes a rotatable magnetic clasp that rotates to magnetically secure the case in desired configuration. The magnetic clasp includes a rotatable magnet component attached to one end region of the case and a fixedly positioned and oriented magnet secured to another opposing end region of the case. The rotation of the magnet allows the user to re-orient the polarity of the magnetic component to facilitate mechanical and magnetic retention of the desired configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Incipio, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Bemis
  • Patent number: 9743734
    Abstract: A protective case for a mobile or handheld device is disclosed. The case includes front and rear cover components that are configured to rotate relative to one another so that the case is capable of being configured by the user into have multi-mode use configurations. The case includes a rotatable magnetic clasp that rotates to magnetically secure the case in desired configuration. The magnetic clasp includes a rotatable magnet component attached to one end region of the case and a fixedly positioned and oriented magnet secured to another opposing end region of the case. The rotation of the magnet allows the user to re-orient the polarity of the magnetic component to facilitate mechanical and magnetic retention of the desired configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Incipio, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Bemis
  • Publication number: 20160058147
    Abstract: A protective case for a mobile or handheld device is disclosed. The case includes front and rear cover components that are configured to rotate relative to one another so that the case is capable of being configured by the user into have multi-mode use configurations. The case includes a rotatable magnetic clasp that rotates to magnetically secure the case in desired configuration. The magnetic clasp includes a rotatable magnet component attached to one end region of the case and a fixedly positioned and oriented magnet secured to another opposing end region of the case. The rotation of the magnet allows the user to re-orient the polarity of the magnetic component to facilitate mechanical and magnetic retention of the desired configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Bemis
  • Publication number: 20140074734
    Abstract: A water rights marketing system, methods, and products that perform maintaining a listings database including listings data representative of a plurality of water right listings, receiving data representative of a search query for locating one or more relevant water right listings included in the plurality of water right listings, the search query including search criteria defined by a user of the user device, identifying the one or more relevant water right listings having at least one listings data element that satisfies the search criteria, and presenting the one or more relevant water right listings on a display associated with the user device for access by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Pinnacle Software, LLC
    Inventors: Jesse R. Lassley, Collin Green, Michael Bemis
  • Publication number: 20130346327
    Abstract: An exemplary method and system for monitoring water rights includes obtaining water rights data from a water rights agency database, maintaining a database of water rights data, receiving a user definition of an alert basis, scanning the water rights database to identify data representative of one or more relevant water rights events, and providing alerts of the relevant water rights events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Jesse R. Lassley, Collin J. Green, Michael Bemis