Patents by Inventor Rick Messerle

Rick 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).

  • Publication number: 20060291676
    Abstract: A housing for electronic devices such as loudspeakers has a control panel on a first surface and a door hingedly connected to and adjacent to the panel. An opening mechanism releases the door from a closed position, allowing rotation of the door about an axis that extends through the hinged connection of the door and the housing such that the door continues movement until the door is positioned along a second surface of the housing and the panel is exposed. When in the fully opened position, the door may be received by a recess in the housing. When the housing is resting upon a surface, the door may be placed in a partially opened position wherein it lies flat on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Messerle, Eran Schul
  • Publication number: 20060280045
    Abstract: A portable media reproduction system into which a portable media player can be inserted. The portable media reproduction system includes a docking component wherein the size of the docking component can be adjusted to fit a given portable media player. The portable media reproduction system also includes a video output connector, a subwoofer, and a passive radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ritsher, Rick Messerle, Eric Langberg, Eran Schul
  • Publication number: 20050265569
    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: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Langberg, Rick Messerle