# US 10,483,775 B1 · Privacy charging station for electronic devices

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- Number: US 10,483,775 B1
- Document ID: US10483775B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/915,059
- Filed: 2018-03-07
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-03-07
- Applicants: Emily Louise Hildreth LaBerteaux
- Inventors: Emily Louise Hildreth LaBerteaux
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483775B1

## CPC

- H02J 7/731: {specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence)}
- G02B 5/08: Mirrors {(vehicle mirrors involving special optical features B60R1/08)}
- G10K 11/175: using interference effects; Masking sound
- G10K 11/1752: {Masking}
- G10K 11/1754: {Speech masking}
- H02J 7/50: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially
- H02J 2105/44: Portable electronic devices
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G10K: SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A charging station comprises a container configured to house at least one electrical device within an internal space within the container. At least one electrical outlet is disposed within the container, wherein the at least one electrical outlet is configured to provide power to the at least one electrical device. A noise generator is located in the internal space within the container, wherein the noise generator is configured to supply masking noise while the at least one electrical device is resident within the internal space.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A charging station, comprising:
a container configured to house at least one electrical device within an internal space within said container;
at least one electrical outlet disposed within said container, said at least one electrical outlet configured to provide power to the at least one electrical device; and
a noise generator located within said internal space within said container, wherein the noise generator is configured to supply masking noise while the at least one electrical device is resident within said internal space.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The charging station of claim 1, further comprising a window disposed along a wall of said container for viewing said internal space.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The charging station of claim 2, wherein said window is a one-way mirror with a partially transparent first side and a partially reflective second side.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The charging station of claim 1, wherein said container has a first collapsed position and a second extended position.