John Lee Wadsworth

US Patent:

D520460, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Mar 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/225693

Inventors:

John Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US
Kenneth Mori - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin Corporation - Compton CA

International Classification:

1303

US Classification:

D13156

US Patent:

D520951, May 16, 2006

Filed:

Feb 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/222925

Inventors:

Kenneth Mori - Los Angeles CA, US
John Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin Corporation - Compton CA

International Classification:

1303

US Classification:

D131398

US Patent:

D521452, May 23, 2006

Filed:

Feb 3, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/222870

Inventors:

Kenneth Mori - Los Angeles CA, US
John Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin Corporation - Compton CA

International Classification:

1303

US Classification:

D131398

US Patent:

7080812, Jul 25, 2006

Filed:

Jan 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/759326

Inventors:

John Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US
Oliver Duncan Seil - Pasadena CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin Corporation - Compton CA

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

2483166, 2483161, 2483164, 379455, 379446

Abstract:

A holding device for holding a portable object includes a support platform (), a first arm () coupled to the support platform, a second arm () coupled to the support platform, a biasing member () located between the first and second arms, a locking mechanism () capable of maintaining the first arm and the second arm in any one of a plurality of discrete positions with respect to each other, and a release button () capable of releasing the locking mechanism adjacent to the support platform. The biasing member is capable of urging at least a portion of the first arm and at least a portion of the second arm toward each other.

US Patent:

7247799, Jul 24, 2007

Filed:

Jun 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/147597

Inventors:

Kenneth Mori - Los Angeles CA, US
Barry Sween - Santa Monica CA, US
Yoko Iida - Los Angeles CA, US
John Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin International, Inc. - Compton CA

International Classification:

H01B 17/00

US Classification:

174154, 174 97, 174 53, 174 54, 174 59, 174 67, 174135

Abstract:

A cord management device includes a receptacle () defining an interior space () capable of containing a power strip (). The receptacle includes a stationary portion () and a cover () attached to the stationary portion as with a hinge such that the cover is capable of movement between a first position, in which the cover substantially encloses the interior space, and a second position, in which the interior space is exposed. The cover has a cutout () therein. The stationary portion includes a cord management feature (). The cutout in the cover interacts with the stationary portion of the receptacle to form an opening in the receptacle when the cover is in the first position.

US Patent:

7292881, Nov 6, 2007

Filed:

Sep 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/936356

Inventors:

Oliver Duncan Seil - Pasadena CA, US
Jeffrey David Meyers - Rochester NY, US
Vijendra Nalwad - Newbury Park CA, US
Thorben Neu - Los Angeles CA, US
Ernesto Victor Quinteros - Los Angeles CA, US
Ian Sinclair - Indian Falls NY, US
John F. Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin International, Inc. - Compton CA

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

4555751, 455 903

Abstract:

A holder, electrical supply, and optional RF transmitter unit to hold, supply power to, and receive a data signal from an operating electronic device when the device (e. g. , MP3 player) is held in the unit is disclosed. Electrical power enters the unit's power acquisition portion (e. g. , cigarette lighter adapter) from an external source and flows to the electronic device via the holder. A data signal from the electronic device is processed by an RF transmitter in the unit, and the resulting RF signal is broadcast by an antenna (e. g. , gooseneck) that preferably forms a repositionable mechanical connection between the holder and the power acquisition unit.

US Patent:

7318567, Jan 15, 2008

Filed:

Mar 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/076267

Inventors:

Kenneth Mori - Los Angeles CA, US
John Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin International, Inc. - Compton CA

International Classification:

F16L 3/00

US Classification:

248 51, 248 681, 248 742, 24822916, 2482287, 2482307, 24823181, 24545, 24555, 24556, 24561, 24339

Abstract:

A cable management device includes a clamping mechanism () suitable for attachment to a surface. The clamping mechanism comprises an annular portion () having an outside surface (), an inside surface () that forms a perimeter of a cavity () interior to the annular portion, a first terminus (), and a second terminus () disposed opposite the first terminus. The first terminus and the second terminus define a gap () between them. In one embodiment, the cable management device further comprises a membrane () attached to the clamping mechanism at the inside surface, where the membrane contains a first opening (). In the same or another embodiment, the cable management device further comprises a slot () in the annular portion of the clamping mechanism. Both the membrane and the slot enhance the cable management features of the cable management device.

US Patent:

7329152, Feb 12, 2008

Filed:

Aug 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/649148

Inventors:

Kenneth Mori - Los Angeles CA, US
John Wadsworth - Los Angeles CA, US
Ernesto Quinteros - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Belkin International, Inc. - Compton CA

International Classification:

H01R 25/00
H01R 27/02
H01R 31/00
H01R 33/92
H01R 33/94

US Classification:

439638, 438928

Abstract:

A universal serial bus hub () includes a housing (), a power port (), a first universal serial bus port (), and a second universal serial bus port (). The housing includes a middle portion (), a top portion () coupled to the middle portion, and a bottom portion () coupled to the middle portion opposite the top portion. The middle portion has a first region (), a second region () substantially opposite the first region, and a third region (), where the third region is between the first region and the second region. The power port is located at the first region, the first universal serial bus port is located at the second region, and the second universal serial bus port is located at the third region.