Patents by Inventor Richard Messerle

Richard Messerle 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).

  • Compact portable media reproduction system
    Patent number: 7636235
    Abstract: A portable media reproduction system preferably includes a housing with an attached docking component for receiving a portable media player, the docking component being recessed into the housing when in a closed position such that the first side forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. A latch is provided for holding the docking component in the closed position, and a connector connects to the portable media player. The connector is positioned on the docking component to receive the portable media player when the docking component is in an open position. A base component is recessed into the second side of the housing when in a closed position such that the second side of the housing forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. The base component is extendable into an open position such that the it supports the portable media reproduction system in a substantially upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Richard Messerle
  • COMPACT PORTABLE MEDIA REPRODUCTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070288678
    Abstract: A portable media reproduction system preferably includes a housing with an attached docking component for receiving a portable media player, the docking component being recessed into the housing when in a closed position such that the first side forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. A latch is provided for holding the docking component in the closed position, and a connector connects to the portable media player. The connector is positioned on the docking component to receive the portable media player when the docking component is in an open position. A base component is recessed into the second side of the housing when in a closed position such that the second side of the housing forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. The base component is extendable into an open position such that the it supports the portable media reproduction system in a substantially upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Langberg, Richard Messerle
  • Compact portable media reproduction system
    Patent number: 7230822
    Abstract: A portable media reproduction system preferably includes a housing with an attached docking component for receiving a portable media player, the docking component being recessed into the housing when in a closed position such that the first side forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. A latch is provided for holding the docking component in the closed position, and a connector connects to the portable media player. The connector is positioned on the docking component to receive the portable media player when the docking component is in an open position. A base component is recessed into the second side of the housing when in a closed position such that the second side of the housing forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. The base component is extendable into an open position such that the it supports the portable media reproduction system in a substantially upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Richard Messerle
  • Compact portable media reproduction device
    Patent number: D532773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Eran Schul, Richard Messerle
  • Portable audio device
    Patent number: D543553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Eran Schul, Richard Messerle
  • Portable media reproduction system
    Patent number: D551656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ritsher, Richard Messerle, Eric Aaron Langberg
  • Portable media reproduction system
    Patent number: D552080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Richard Messerle, Gerd Schmieta, Jens Andersson, Robert J. McCaffrey
  • Set of portable speakers
    Patent number: D564497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Richard Messerle, Amy Kristin Barnett, Aaron Hayes, Thomas Swyst, Matthew Esecson