US 11864641

Here is a concise summary of US Patent 11864641:

US Patent 11864641: Magnetically coupled wallet accessory for mobile device

• Title: Magnetically coupled wallet accessory for mobile device
• Assignee: 1LSS Inc
• Inventors: Fernando Mora, Alejandro Baca, Mydul R. Islam
• Filing Date: May 26, 2021 (Application number US17/331,280)
• Issue Date: January 9, 2024 (Publication number US118646641B2)
• Abstract: The patent describes a wallet designed for attachment to a mobile device. It features a body with a compartment and a device-side surface. This surface includes a first and second arrangement of magnetic material, each with regions exposing alternating magnetic polarities. These magnetic arrangements work together to magnetically attach the accessory to a mobile device and ensure it adopts a specific orientation on the device.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Independent Claim 1: This claim describes a mobile device accessory that has magnets of alternating polarity. These magnets are either inside the accessory or attached to its surface. The accessory's magnets can connect to a device-side attachment that is on a mobile device or its protective case. The device-side attachment's magnets are arranged in two different directions, allowing the accessory to be mounted in various orientations (e.g., portrait or landscape) on the mobile device.

• Independent Claim 10: This claim describes a system with two accessory devices. The first accessory has magnets on both its front and back sides. The second accessory also has magnets on both its front and back sides. The first accessory attaches magnetically to a mobile device's attachment, and it sits between the mobile device and the second accessory. The magnets on the back of the first accessory align and connect with the magnets on the front of the second accessory.

• Independent Claim 15: This claim describes a wallet accessory for a mobile electronic device. The wallet has a layered front section and a layered back section that together form a compartment. Magnets are placed within at least one of these layered sections, allowing the wallet to be magnetically attached to an external object or surface.

• Independent Claim 19: This claim describes a mounting system. It includes a device-side attachment with magnets in a protective cover for an electronic device. There's also a wallet with two sets of magnets. One set of the wallet's magnets is designed to attractively connect with the magnets in the device-side attachment. Finally, a surface-side attachment with another set of magnets is designed to attractively connect with the second set of magnets in the wallet.

• Independent Claim 22: This claim describes a system comprising a device-side attachment with magnets in a protective cover for an electronic device. The system also includes a wallet with a layered front and back section that form a compartment. The magnets in the device-side attachment are arranged to attractively couple with magnets in the wallet.

Litigation Information:

As of April 26, 2026, the Google Patents entry for US11864641 indicates that the patent family has litigation, including:

• A US case filed in the California Central District Court (case number 2:24-cv-08769).
• A PTAB case (IPR2025-01180) which is currently pending and instituted.

A search for CAFC 2026 dockets specifically for patent 11864641 did not return any direct results, indicating no dockets are presently listed for 2026 at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for this specific patent.