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National Products Limited

Jeffrey D Carnevali

Stefan Michael Gottschalk

Scott Daniel Anderson

Chad Michael Remmers

Aaron Michael Hersey

Lonnie Drosihn

Matthew Bryan Heinig

Jake Parker

Armando D Carnevali

Rick Phillips

A case for a mobile device includes a cover defining a cavity configured for receiving and holding the mobile device, the cover including a first portion and a second portion removably attachable to the first portion; a male plug disposed in the second portion of the cover, extending into the cavity defined by the cover, and configured for insertion into a female socket of the mobile device, the male plug including first contacts configured for mating with contacts of the mobile device; and a cord extending out of the second portion of the cover and including a jacket and wires disposed in the jacket and electrically coupled to the first contacts of the male plug.

Cases for mobile devices incorporating a cord extending from the case and methods of making and using

A protective arrangement for an electronic device includes a flexible cover having a panel and a skirt that form an interior cavity to receive an electronic device; and an adapter fixedly positioned in the flexible cover and having a male plug with connectors extending into the interior cavity of the flexible cover for mating with a female socket of the device and a contactor with contacts adjacent outwardly from the flexible cover and electrically coupled to one or more of the connectors of the plug. A docking cradle or external adapter can receive the electronic device and cover.

Docking sleeve with electrical adapter

A mount includes a floating unit having a floating flange that includes at least six fingers extending from a central portion; a base unit having a base housing that includes spring mounts extending inwardly from the exterior walls; first springs disposed in the base housing and oriented parallel to a first floating axis, where each of the first springs is mounted on at least one of the spring mounts and receives a portion of one of the fingers of the floating flange that extends between adjacent coils of the first spring; and second springs disposed in the base housing and oriented orthogonally to the first springs, where each of the second springs is mounted on at least one of the spring mounts and receives a portion of one of the fingers of the floating flange extending into the second spring.

Vibration dampening mounts and methods of making and using

A dock for an electronic device includes a base configured to fit over at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device, the base including a back surface and defining a first opening through the base; a tray extending from the base; and a heater module coupled, or coupleable, to the back surface of the base over the first opening. The heater module includes a fan to draw air to generate an air flow through the first opening of the base, a heating element to heat the drawn air, a temperature sensor coupled, or coupleable, to the base to monitor a temperature of the dock, the electronic device, or the heated air, and a processor configured to turn the fan and the heating element on or off in response to a temperature monitored by the temperature sensor.

Heating module for electronic device dock and methods of making and using

A case for a portable electronic device includes a case shell having a back panel and at least one side wall extending from the back panel to form a cavity, in combination with the back panel, for receiving the portable electronic device; a handle coupled to a back panel of the case shell; and at least one magnet positioned within the handle and configured for mounting the case and portable electronic device, when present, on an external surface made of a material attracted to the at least one magnet.

Case with rotatable handle and magnets for portable electronic devices

A dock for a mobile device includes a housing; a mobile device connector disposed at least partially within the housing; a power source connector for coupling a power source to the dock, wherein the power source connector is electrically coupled to the mobile device connector; a controller disposed in the housing for facilitating data transfer between the mobile device and a data device, wherein the controller is electrically coupled to the mobile device connector; a data device connector for coupling the data device to the dock, wherein the data device connector is electrically coupled to the controller; wherein the controller, data device connector, power source connector, and mobile device connector are configured for simultaneously providing data transfer between the mobile device and the data device and charging the mobile device using the power source with a charging current of at least 1 Amp.

Docks for mobile devices with simultaneous data transfer and charging and systems and methods using the docks

A cradle for a mobile device includes a cradle base including a removable cover, a cavity base, and sidewalls extending from the cavity base to the removable cover, where the removable cover is configured for resting a back surface of a mobile device received in the cradle, where the removable cover, the cavity base, and the sidewalls define a cavity configured for receiving a wireless device configured for wirelessly interacting with the mobile device received in the cradle. The cradle also includes a top device receiver coupled to the cradle base and configured to receive and retain a top portion of the mobile device received in the cradle and a bottom device receiver coupled to the cradle base and configured to receive and retain a bottom portion of the mobile device received in the cradle.

Cradles for a mobile device including a cavity for a wireless device and methods of making and using

A mounting device for mounting an accessory on a gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange of a vehicle includes a tank mount for attachment to the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange, the tank mount including a mounting flange and openings for fasteners to attach the tank mount to the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange; and an accessory mount for attachment of the accessory. The accessory mount includes a body and tabs coupled to, and disposed at different positions around, the body. The tank mount engages the accessory mount to mount the accessory on the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange by positioning portions of the mounting flange of the tank mount between the tabs and the body. A portion of the accessory mount is configured to flex to facilitate disengagement of the accessory mount from the tank mount.

Accessory mounting device for gas tank or fuel cap and methods of making and using

An attachable stand arrangement for a portable electronic device includes a stretchable bridle having a base attachment portion and straps extending from the base attachment portion and configured to stretch and fit over at least two corners of the portable electronic device. The attachable stand arrangement also includes a stand assembly having a base attached to the base attachment portion of the stretchable bridle, a rotatable support attached to, and rotatable relative to, the base, and a deployable stand attached to the rotatable support and pivotable with respect to the base between a stowed position and deployed positions and configured, when a portable electronic device is received by the attachable stand arrangement and the deployable stand is pivoted away from the base to at least one of the deployed positions, to support the portable electronic device on an external surface in an angled arrangement relative to the external surface.

Stand and stretchable bridle for tablets and handheld electronic devices

A mobile device dock arrangement includes a mobile device dock and a near field communication (NFC) device. The NFC device includes a first NFC antenna for obtaining data from a readable object when the NFC device is operatively coupled to the NFC reader, where the first NFC antenna permits positioning the first NFC antenna remote from the mobile device dock and the mobile device for obtaining the data from the readable object at a position remote from the mobile device dock and the mobile device; a second NFC antenna coupleable to the mobile device dock and configured, when coupled to the mobile device dock, for presenting the data in readable form to the NFC reader of the mobile device; and a cord coupled, or coupleable, to the first NFC antenna and the second NFC antenna for carrying the data from the first NFC antenna to the second NFC antenna.

Remote repeater device for mobile device dock and methods of making and using

A dock for an electronic device includes a base configured to fit over at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device; a tray extending from the base for receiving one side of the electronic device and extending over a portion of the front surface of the electronic device; a contact box attached to at least one of the base or the tray; contacts extending from the contact box through one or more openings in the tray; and at least one guide pin extending from the contact box through one or more openings in the tray, where each of the at least one guide pin is elastomeric.

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Jeffrey D Carnevali