Patents by Inventor Stephen P. Robbins

Stephen P. Robbins 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).

  • Mounting apparatus for an electronic device
    Patent number: 6966533
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding an electronic device is described which includes first and second brackets slidably joined together with one another and moveable to expand away from, and contract toward, one another along an operating path. The apparatus further includes first and second braces provided on the first and second brackets, respectively, and spaced apart from one another along the operating path and a biasing element biasing the first and second brackets toward one another. The first and second braces are configured to grasp an electronic device therebetween. The apparatus is part of a retaining unit also described which includes the mounting apparatus, a pivoting member, a swiveling member, and a base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert M. Kalis, Brian G. Schoenfish, Stephen P. Robbins