Patents
US 12568327 B2: Portable electronic accessory systems and related devices
- Granted
- 2026-03-03
- Filed
- 2020-12-18 application 17247624
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Portable electronic accessories and removable control packages are disclosed. A portable electronic accessory includes a battery configured to provide battery power, a control socket configured to receive a removable control package, and power circuitry configured to deliver at least a portion of the battery power to the removable control package to power the removable control package. The removable control package is configured to control operation of the portable electronic accessory. A removable control package includes input/output (I/O) pins, and one or more communication radio circuits. The I/O pins are configured to interface with pins of the control socket, electrically connect to the pins of the control socket when the removable control package is received into the control socket, and receive battery power from the battery of the portable electronic accessory. The one or more communication radio circuits are configured to provide wireless communication capabilities to the portable electronic accessory.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 (ipgb20260303.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skullcandy, Inc. 126 patents | US company or organization | Park City, UT | SKULLCANDY, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state SKULLCANDY, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hutchings | Lehi, UT | 2 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 | |
| Nikolaj Hviid | Stockdorf, DE | 41 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04R | Loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systems | H04R1/1041 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/162 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
| H01Q | Antennas, i.e. radio aerials | H01Q1/241 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
| H02J | Electric power networks; circuit arrangements or systems for supplying or distributing electric power; systems for storing electric energy | H02J7/0045 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B1/385 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M1/6041 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-03-03 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CRYSTAL FINANCIAL LLC (D/B/A SLR CREDIT SOLUTIONS signed 2024-06-14 | SKULLCANDY, INC. PARK CITY, UT | 67867/318 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-05-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SKULLCANDY, INC. signed 2023-04-28 | CRYSTAL FINANCIAL LLC (D/B/A SLR CREDIT SOLUTIONS) BOSTON, MA | 63501/918 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-04-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SKULLCANDY, INC. signed 2023-04-28 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION BOSTON, MA | 63489/869 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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