US 12,309,477 B2
Lighting and power devices and modules
Cindy Gantz, Seattle, WA (US); Jackie Wallace, San Francisco, CA (US); and Jean Tripier, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Windy Place, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Windy Place, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/902,443.
Application 17/902,443 is a continuation of application No. 17/073,719, filed on Oct. 19, 2020, abandoned.
Application 17/073,719 is a continuation of application No. 16/520,947, filed on Jul. 24, 2019, granted, now 10,812,696, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 16/520,947 is a continuation of application No. 15/914,910, filed on Mar. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,397,460, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 15/914,910 is a continuation of application No. 15/242,289, filed on Aug. 19, 2016, granted, now 9,930,235, issued on Mar. 27, 2018.
Application 15/242,289 is a continuation of application No. 13/981,583, granted, now 9,442,346, issued on Sep. 13, 2016, previously published as PCT/US2012/023180, filed on Jan. 30, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/501,100, filed on Jun. 24, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/437,572, filed on Jan. 28, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0086929 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/56 (2023.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01); G03B 15/03 (2021.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/65 (2023.01); H04N 5/04 (2006.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/56 (2023.01) [A45C 11/00 (2013.01); G03B 15/03 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/632 (2023.01); H04N 23/633 (2023.01); H04N 23/651 (2023.01); A45C 11/002 (2025.01); G03B 2215/05 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0575 (2013.01); H04N 5/04 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/65 (2023.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A case configured to be removably attached to a smartphone, the case comprising:
a back panel that substantially covers a back face of the smartphone when the case is attached to the smartphone;
a rim extending from the back panel and arranged so that when the case is attached to the smartphone, at least part of a display of the smartphone is visible, and wherein the back panel comprises a first opening that is aligned with a rear-facing camera of the smartphone when the case is attached to the smartphone;
a rechargeable battery in the case;
a power charging port for the battery; and
a plurality of light sources attached to the rim of the case and configured to illuminate an area to be imaged by a camera on a front face of the smartphone, the plurality of light sources disposed along a rectangular path.