Patents by Inventor Weishin T. Sharp

Weishin T. Sharp 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: 10524552
    Abstract: A lens assembly for covering at least a portion of an electronic device having a camera and a microphone. The lens assembly includes a first optically transparent portion configured to cover the camera of the electronic device. The first optically transparent portion extends from a first front optically transparent region having an area bounded by a light-blocking material covering a portion of a front surface of the lens assembly to a first rear optically transparent region having an area bounded by a light-blocking material covering a portion of a rear surface of the lens assembly. The area of the first rear optically transparent region is larger than the area of the first front optically transparent region. The lens assembly further includes an acoustically transparent portion configured to cover the microphone of the electronic device. The acoustically transparent portion includes a water-resistant membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Marina Okada, Dallas M. Scaggs, Weishin T. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20190298023
    Abstract: A lens assembly for covering at least a portion of an electronic device having a camera and a microphone. The lens assembly includes a first optically transparent portion configured to cover the camera of the electronic device. The first optically transparent portion extends from a first front optically transparent region having an area bounded by a light-blocking material covering a portion of a front surface of the lens assembly to a first rear optically transparent region having an area bounded by a light-blocking material covering a portion of a rear surface of the lens assembly. The area of the first rear optically transparent region is larger than the area of the first front optically transparent region. The lens assembly further includes an acoustically transparent portion configured to cover the microphone of the electronic device. The acoustically transparent portion includes a water-resistant membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: MARINA OKADA, DALLAS M. SCAGGS, WEISHIN T. SHARP
  • Patent number: 10362847
    Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device having a camera and a microphone. The protective case including a lens assembly that comprises a transparent lens and a water-resistant membrane attached to the transparent lens and configured to cover the microphone of the installed electronic device. The transparent lens has a first side configured to face the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case and a second side opposite the first side. A first portion of the first side and a second portion of the second side are each coated with a light-blocking material. The first portion has an area greater than an area of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Marina Okada, Dallas M. Scaggs, Weishin T. Sharp
  • Patent number: D815084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Fitzgerald, Weishin T. Sharp, Warren M. Terry