IP Library Granted Patent US 10,139,861
Granted Patent B2
US 10,139,861 · App. 13/601,799 · Granted Nov 27, 2018

Portable electronic device case accessories and related systems and methods

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Patent No.
US 10,139,861
App. No.
13/601,799
Granted
Nov 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Case accessories for portable electronic devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a case accessory may include a base configured to sit on a working surface, a support coupled to the base and configured to support a portable electronic device in an elevated position, a rotational mechanism coupled to the support configured to allow the holder to rotate in one or more directions relative to the support, and a holder coupled to the rotational mechanism and configured to secure the portable electronic device.

Claims (9)

1. A case for a computer tablet, the computer tablet comprising a back side and a display side, the case comprising:

a base panel configured to rest on a work surface;

a support member pivotally coupled to the base panel and extending from the pivotal coupling; and

a holder to receive and support the computer tablet with the display side accessible; and

a rotatable connector coupled to the support member and the holder to enable rotational movement of the holder between portrait and landscape orientations,

wherein the base panel and support member are configured to pivot to a closed orientation wherein the holder faces the base panel and the display side is covered by the base panel and the support member extends along an exterior of the case and such that the base panel and the support member are substantially parallel to one another and retain at least a majority of the computer tablet, and

wherein the base panel and support member are further configured to pivot to an open orientation to support the holder and the computer tablet in an elevated position and such that the holder rests on the base panel.

2. The case of claim 1 , wherein the support member includes a post.

3. The case of claim 1 , wherein the case comprises only one rotatable connector.

Assignments (13)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2025
From: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC; TARGUS US LLC; HYPER PRODUCTS INC.; TARGUS (CANADA) LTD.; TIGER US HOLDINGS INC.; TARGUS US NEWCO INC.
To: FGI WORLDWIDE LLC
Reel/Frame 072631/0240 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2025
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC; HYPER PRODUCTS INC.
Reel/Frame 072853/0109 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; TARGUS US LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; SENA CASES LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; TARGUS GROUP US LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; TARGUS US SUB I INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; TARGUS US SUB II INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; TARGUS US NEWCO INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; TARGUS (CANADA) LTD., A CORPORATION CONTINUED UNDER THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA; TARGUS ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG; TARGUS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF AUSTRALIA; TARGUS EUROPE LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND (REGISTERED NUMBER 01743076); TARGUS GROUP (UK) LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND (REGISTERED NUMBER 02989548); TARGUS INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO (UK) LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND (REGISTERED NUMBER 07135312); TARGUS CAYMAN SUBCO LIMITED, A CAYMAN ISLANDS EXEMPTED COMPANY; TARGUS CAYMAN LP, A CAYMAN ISLANDS EXEMPTED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; TARGUS CAYMAN GP LIMITED, A CAYMAN ISLANDS EXEMPTED COMPANY; TARGUS CAYMAN HOLDCO LIMITED, A CAYMAN ISLANDS EXEMPTED COMPANY; TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; HYPER PRODUCTS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061803/0815 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC; HYPER PRODUCTS INC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 061732/0654 →
AMENDED AND RESTATED PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 17, 2019
From: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC; TARGUS US LLC; SENA CASES LLC; TARGUS GROUP US LLC; TARGUS US SUB I INC.; TARGUS US SUB II INC.; TARGUS US NEWCO INC.; TARGUS (CANADA) LTD.; TARGUS ASIA PACIFIC LIMITED; TARGUS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; TARGUS EUROPE LIMITED; TARGUS GROUP (UK) LIMITED; TARGUS INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO (UK) LIMITED; TARGUS CAYMAN SUBCO LIMITED; TARGUS CAYMAN LP; TARGUS CAYMAN GP LIMITED; TARGUS CAYMAN HOLDCO LIMITED
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 049785/0245 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 047557/0286 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2016
From: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC; TARGUS US SUB I INC.; TARGUS US SUB II INC.; TARGUS US LLC; SENA CASES LLC; TARGUS US NEWCO INC.; TARGUS CAYMAN LP; TARGUS CAYMAN GP LIMITED; TARGUS CAYMAN HOLDCO LIMITED; TARGUS CAYMAN SUBCO LIMITED; TARGUS DELAWARE LLC; TARGUS GROUP US LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 038137/0025 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2016
From: TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 038044/0370 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 037765/0298 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2016
From: TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 037551/0337 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: TARGUS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.; TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TARGUS, INC.; TARGUS USA, INC.; TARGUS GROUP US LLC; OTEN INC.
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
Reel/Frame 035893/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: FRINAK, JAMES C.
To: TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 028889/0211 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2012
From: GALLAGHER, KEVIN; SHORTT, ROBERT; BALLOU, DANIEL; DECAMP, RON; THONI, MARK
To: TARGUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 028889/0214 →
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