Patents by Inventor Steven M. GIBSON

Steven M. GIBSON 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: 12102198
    Abstract: A protective cover for an electronic device including a shell having upright sides that position the electronic device within the shell, a first slot and a second slot formed in the upright sides of the shell, a removable locking clip selectively coupled to the upright sides and including a first flange and a second flange that are receivable within the first slot and the second slot, respectively, a first hole extending through a portion of the upright sides, and a second hole extending through a portion of the upright sides. The removable locking clip overlaps a first portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is received within the shell and the first and second flanges are received within the first and second slots, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Gamber-Johnson LLC
    Inventors: John R. Matthews, Jr., Walter P. Rothan, Steven M. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20230292897
    Abstract: A protective cover for an electronic device including a shell having upright sides that position the electronic device within the shell, a first slot and a second slot formed in the upright sides of the shell, a removable locking clip selectively coupled to the upright sides and including a first flange and a second flange that are receivable within the first slot and the second slot, respectively, a first hole extending through a portion of the upright sides, and a second hole extending through a portion of the upright sides. The removable locking clip overlaps a first portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is received within the shell and the first and second flanges are received within the first and second slots, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: John R. Matthews, JR., Walter P. Rothan, Steven M. Gibson
  • Patent number: 11659907
    Abstract: A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion and an attached keyboard portion. The cover has a bottom shell for placement on the keyboard portion, or a top shell for placement on the screen portion, or both a bottom shell and a top shell. The cover also has at least one removable locking clip that attaches to the bottom shell when the keyboard portion is placed in the bottom shell, or attaches to the top shell when placed on the screen portion. The locking clip has at least one protruding flange that inserts into a slot in the bottom shell or top shell to internally lock the shell to the keyboard portion or the screen portion. A tool can be inserted into the slot to compress the protruding flange to unlock the bottom shell or top shell from the keyboard portion or the screen portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Gamber-Johnson LLC
    Inventors: John R. Matthews, Jr., Walter P. Rothan, Steven M. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20220273081
    Abstract: A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion and an attached keyboard portion. The cover has a bottom shell for placement on the keyboard portion, or a top shell for placement on the screen portion, or both a bottom shell and a top shell. The cover also has at least one removable locking clip that attaches to the bottom shell when the keyboard portion is placed in the bottom shell, or attaches to the top shell when placed on the screen portion. The locking clip has at least one protruding flange that inserts into a slot in the bottom shell or top shell to internally lock the shell to the keyboard portion or the screen portion. A tool can be inserted into the slot to compress the protruding flange to unlock the bottom shell or top shell from the keyboard portion or the screen portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: John R. Matthews, JR., Walter P. Rothan, Steven M. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20160139635
    Abstract: A protective case for a hybrid computer having a removable screen and a separable keyboard. The case has a base panel, a lid and a flexible hinge attached to the rear of the base panel and separably connected to the rear of the lid, or attached to the rear of the lid and separably connected to the rear of the base panel, or separably connected to both the rear of the lid and the rear of the base panel. The protective case has separable means for attaching an interior surface of the lid to the removable screen of the computer and separable means for attaching an interior surface of the base panel to the keyboard. The lid can remain attached to the removable screen and the base panel can remain attached to the keyboard when the removable screen is separated from the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: INFOCASE, INC.
    Inventors: Steven M. GIBSON, John R. MATTHEWS