Docking Station Or Memory Expansion Base Patents (Class D14/434)
  • Authentication of mobile wireless network component
    Patent number: 7356691
    Abstract: A wireless home entertainment system consistent with certain embodiments has at least one server, wherein the server includes a cradle having a first authentication switch forming a part thereof, wherein the first authentication switch is not a general purpose data entry element. At least one component is in wireless communication with the server, the component having a cradle mating portion that mates in the cradle. A second authentication switch resides at the cradle mating portion, wherein a person can cause the server to regard the component as being authenticated by mating the cradle mating portion with the cradle in a manner that causes actuation of said first and second switches. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Patrick Dawson
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D558207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, John Dan Mabry, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D558208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, John Dan Mabry, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D558209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John Ikeda, John Dan Mabry, Carl J. Ledbetter
  • Audio transmitter charging dock
    Patent number: D558769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Vector Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Krieger, Kevin Ellsworth
  • Port replicator
    Patent number: D561186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Kawase
  • Soft universal serial bus hub
    Patent number: D561762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Mori
  • Cradle for a PDA
    Patent number: D561763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventor: Pinakin Dinesh
  • Docking station for electronic player
    Patent number: D562826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Inventor: Stephen G. Willis
  • Hard drive docking station
    Patent number: D565571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Christian R. Trifilio, Jason Lindke, Robert C. Martin, Leo W. Spychalla
  • Holding apparatus
    Patent number: D566118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Inventor: Paul Brassard
  • Optical reading device stand
    Patent number: D568327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Robert Fitch, Melvin Douglas McCall
  • Media device docking station with a speaker
    Patent number: D570847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Inventor: Chyi Chern
  • Cap for portable music player
    Patent number: D571789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventor: Tetsuo Tanaka
  • Stand for electronic game machine
    Patent number: D574383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Maruyama, Norihisa Yabe
  • Dock connector
    Patent number: D575289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Kuo, Bing Du
  • Base stand for electronic game machine
    Patent number: D575350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Yoshitomo Goto, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga
  • Computer docking station
    Patent number: D575786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark C. Solomon, Jonathan R. Harris, Kevin L. Massaro
  • Docking device
    Patent number: D578128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Shih-Yun Lee, Jung-Wen Chang, Chun-Yu Chen
  • Computer docking assembly
    Patent number: D579451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: OQO, Inc.
    Inventors: Hoss Ward, Nick Merz
  • Device with stabilization structure
    Patent number: D580441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Mori
  • Portable docking station
    Patent number: D582416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Radio Shack Corporation
    Inventors: Eugenio J Duarte, Bryan Hynecek
  • Media device cradle
    Patent number: D582417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Yaron Sheba, Moshe Raines, David Koren
  • Support base of a stand for electronic game machine
    Patent number: D582486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D582919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Inventec Multimedia & Telecom Corporation
    Inventor: Hsing-Cheng Liu
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D583820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Olympic Controls Corp.
    Inventor: James E. O'Shea
  • Electronic stylus holder
    Patent number: D584313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: CandleDragon, Inc.
    Inventors: Arkady Pittel, Christopher K. Barmore
  • Mobile computing device docking station
    Patent number: D584731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Socket Mobile, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Montgomery, Herbert Pfeifer, Richard Kevin Mather, Peter Phillips, Leonard Ott, Robert John Miller
  • Docking loudspeaker for media player
    Patent number: D584732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Mei San Gigi Cho, Kian Choon Janie Lim, Soo Beng Damien Khoo, Chien Mei Linda Ang, Yu Weng Alvin Sitoh
  • Media port hub
    Patent number: D585067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Inventor: Marc Puglisi
  • Media device and remote control arrangement
    Patent number: D585077
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Yaron Sheba, Moshe Raines, David Koren
  • Cradle for an electronic device
    Patent number: D585897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Carnevali
  • Base unit for digital media player
    Patent number: D585898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: SDI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Skurdal
  • Vehicle expansion dock
    Patent number: D586348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Empower Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul C. P. Leung, Kenneth Kee Ho, Ying-Chiu Chan
  • Electronic instrument support structure
    Patent number: D586795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Inventor: Herbert Richter
  • Communication device cradle
    Patent number: D587695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Wai Hoong Leng, Carl J. Schoeneberg, Karl F. Zedell
  • Flat panel monitor docking station stand
    Patent number: D588141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kurt Heggland, Theodore Blair Pasquale, Kenneth Musgrave
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D589963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Yaron Sheba, Moshe Raines, David Koren
  • Portable information handling system docking station and stand
    Patent number: D589964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kurt Heggland, Theodore Blair Pasquale
  • Information handling system docking station and stand with front eject and power buttons
    Patent number: D591303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kurt Heggland, Theodore Blair Pasquale
  • Universal serial bus hub
    Patent number: D591750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ning Wang
  • Media device and cradle arrangement
    Patent number: D592677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: SanDisk Corporation
    Inventors: Yaron Sheba, Moshe Raines, David Koren
  • Vehicle expansion dock base
    Patent number: D593560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Empower Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul C. P. Leung, Kenneth Kee Ho, Ying-Chiu Chan
  • Computer docking station
    Patent number: D598453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark C. Solomon, Jonathan R. Harris, Kevin L. Massaro
  • Controller adaptor
    Patent number: D599352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Takamoto, Kenichiro Ashida, Noboru Wakitani, Masato Ibuki
  • Touch panel docking station
    Patent number: D599801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Rashid Skaf, Lorelei Curtiss Connon, Arthur Chao Chung Wu, I-Te Liu, Lee T. VanLanen
  • Open-configured computer docking assembly with two pivot arms
    Patent number: D602938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: OQO, Inc.
    Inventors: Hoss Ward, Nick Merz, Jonathan Betts-LaCroix
  • Extended desk organizer for notebook computers
    Patent number: D604737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Blue Lounge Design, LLC
    Inventor: Dominic Symons
  • Portions of a support base of a stand for an electronic game machine
    Patent number: D605233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ashida, Junji Takamoto, Noboru Wakitani, Masato Ibuki, Shinji Yamamoto, Fumiyoshi Suetake, Akiko Suga
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D606545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Inventor: Steven Kenneth Salmon