Granted Patent B2

US 12,604,189 · App. 18/898,900 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Inventor: Graham Dugoni (Los Angeles, CA)

Assignee: Yondr, Inc.

H04W12/08H04B1/3888H04M1/667H04W4/02H04M1/185

Abstract

Claims (18)

1 . A system comprising:

a flexible case comprising:

a front panel having a lower edge and sides that are longer than the lower edge;

a rear panel having a lower edge stitched to the front panel's lower edge and having sides that are approximately the same length as the front panel's sides, wherein the front and rear panels' respective sides are closed, thereby forming an opening to a cavity opposite to the lower edges, the cavity sized to receive a user's mobile electronic device, wherein the mobile electronic device is a cell phone or a smart phone; and

a lock comprising:

a pin; and

a hole configured to receive the pin, wherein the pin and the hole are configured to lock the case in a closed position as a closure that limits the user's access to their mobile electronic device, wherein the pin and the hole are connected to the respective front and rear panels, spaced from an edge of the respective front and rear panels; and

a separate detacher comprising:

a holder; and

a magnet within the holder configured to unlock the closure such that, when the closure is brought in contact with the detacher, the lock unlocks.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the lock further comprises a first plate stitched within the front panel and a second plate stitched within the rear panel.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is further configured to unlock based on an instruction received from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the case further comprises a microprocessor and wherein the lock is further configured to unlock based on an instruction received from the microprocessor.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is further configured to unlock based on a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition being a passage of time.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is configured to receive instructions for disabling one or more functions of the mobile electronic device.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the pin extends through the front panel.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein portions of the lock are visible from opposing external sides of the case when the case is in an open position.

9 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the first and second plates are magnetic and configured to at least partially secure the opening.

Assignments (2)

Continuity (6)

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