Patents
US 11406885 B2: Portable electronic devices
- Granted
- 2022-08-09
- Filed
- 2018-02-08 application 15891929
- Type
- Utility · 5 claims
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Abstract
A variety of improvements to portable electronic devices are disclosed, particularly electronic devices designed for use in and around water. The improvements include a more secure interface jack, improved waterproofing techniques, improved battery stability, and improved device functionality. One or more of the disclosed improvements may be incorporated into a variety of portable electronic devices.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220809.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERWATER AUDIO LLC 3 patents | US company or organization | Corvallis, OR | UNDERWATER AUDIO LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd E. Walker | Corvallis, OR | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Scott Walker | Corvallis, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Francis Alexander Zinsli | Corvallis, OR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A63B | Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing; ball games; training equipment | A63B69/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G04G | Electronic time-pieces | G04G17/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A45C | Purses; luggage; hand carried bags | A45C11/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G04C | Electromechanical clocks or watches | G04C10/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C1/24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M50/264 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M1/0262 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05K | Printed circuits; casings or constructional details of electric apparatus; manufacture of assemblages of electrical components | H05K5/0026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G04F | Time-interval measuring | G04F10/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WALKER, SCOTT E.C. signed 2020-08-10 WALKER, TODD E. signed 2020-08-10 ZINSLI, FRANCIS ALEXANDER signed 2020-08-10 | UNDERWATER AUDIO LLC CORVALLIS, OR | 54006/308 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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