Patents by Inventor William H. Lach

William H. Lach 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).

  • Device for retaining a portable electronic component
    Patent number: 9930943
    Abstract: A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a rear surface with a circular depressed region. A handle coupled to a handle retainer is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions. The device includes a circular plate residing within the depressed region of the frame, the circular plate having an opening and a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing at least a portion of the handle in its retracted position. A rotatable handle retainer is seated within the opening of the circular plate to be retained between the circular plate and the rear surface of the frame in a plurality of rotational positions. A locking ring engages with the frame in order to retain the circular plate within the depressed region of the frame in manner that permits the circular plate to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: THUMBS UP DESIGNS, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Lach, Heath A. Doty, Donald J. Fedorko
  • DEVICE FOR RETAINING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20160192752
    Abstract: A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a rear surface with a circular depressed region. A handle coupled to a handle retainer is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions. The device includes a circular plate residing within the depressed region of the frame, the circular plate having an opening and a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing at least a portion of the handle in its retracted position. A rotatable handle retainer is seated within the opening of the circular plate to be retained between the circular plate and the rear surface of the frame in a plurality of rotational positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: William H. LACH, Heath A. DOTY, Donald J. FEDORKO
  • DEVICE FOR RETAINING A PORTABLE ELECTRIC COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20160073749
    Abstract: A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface and a handle coupled to the rear surface of the frame, wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions with respect to the rear surface of the frame along an axis of rotation that is horizontally offset from a vertical centerline of the frame. The rear surface of the frame may include a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing a portion of the handle in its retracted position. The handle may have a depth dimension approximately equal to the handle receiving well of the rear surface of the frame such that the handle in its retracted position is generally flush with the rear surface of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: William H. LACH, Heath A. DOTY, Donald J. FEDORKO
  • Device for retaining a portable electric component
    Patent number: 9210977
    Abstract: A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface and a handle coupled to the rear surface of the frame, wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions with respect to the rear surface of the frame along an axis of rotation that is horizontally offset from a vertical centerline of the frame. The rear surface of the frame may include a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing a portion of the handle in its retracted position. The handle may have a depth dimension approximately equal to the handle receiving well of the rear surface of the frame such that the handle in its retracted position is generally flush with the rear surface of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: THUMPS-UP, INC.
    Inventors: William H. Lach, Heath A. Doty, Donald J. Fedorko
  • DEVICE FOR RETAINING A PORTABLE ELECTRIC COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20130292270
    Abstract: A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface and a handle coupled to the rear surface of the frame, wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions with respect to the rear surface of the frame along an axis of rotation that is horizontally offset from a vertical centerline of the frame. The rear surface of the frame may include a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing a portion of the handle in its retracted position. The handle may have a depth dimension approximately equal to the handle receiving well of the rear surface of the frame such that the handle in its retracted position is generally flush with the rear surface of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: William H. LACH, Heath A. DOTY, Donald J. FEDORKO
  • Device for retaining a portable electronic component
    Patent number: 8490789
    Abstract: A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface and a handle coupled to the rear surface of the frame, wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions with respect to the rear surface of the frame along an axis of rotation that is horizontally offset from a vertical centerline of the frame. The rear surface of the frame may include a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing a portion of the handle in its retracted position. The handle may have a depth dimension approximately equal to the handle receiving well of the rear surface of the frame such that the handle in its retracted position is generally flush with the rear surface of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Thumbs-Up, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Lach, Health A. Doty, Donald J. Fedorko
  • DEVICE FOR RETAINING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20120261288
    Abstract: A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface and a handle coupled to the rear surface of the frame, wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions with respect to the rear surface of the frame along an axis of rotation that is horizontally offset from a vertical centerline of the frame. The rear surface of the frame may include a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing a portion of the handle in its retracted position. The handle may have a depth dimension approximately equal to the handle receiving well of the rear surface of the frame such that the handle in its retracted position is generally flush with the rear surface of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: William H. Lach, Heath A. Doty, Donald J. Fedorko