Patents Assigned to Environments, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5417509
    Abstract: This invention relates to dual pocket portfolios, where the pockets face one another on opposing covers of the folio, which pockets are used for holding single or small batch of sheets of paper within the respective inside pockets, and particularly to the construction of a dual pocket enclosure which can be placed in a ring binder and turned without any obstruction, which offers front cover,bottom pocket edge tab marking within the foot print of the host binder covers into which it is bound, and which offers an expansion section at it's spine, along with expansion holes, to permit the enclosure of other pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Productive Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 5417150
    Abstract: A pizza mold for forming pizza dough includes a frame having a peripheral configuration which matches the desired peripheral configuration of the dough, e.g., round, rectangular or square. One surface of the frame includes a plurality of concentric cavities formed at predetermined radial distances from the geometric axis of the frame, with one concentric cavity being formed adjacent the peripheral edge of the frame. The frame is designed to be brought into contact with the dough and the dough is formed (e.g., rolled) across the surface of the frame with the dough being formed in the concentric cavities. When the pizza mold is removed, the concentric cavities produce raised ridges of dough on the surface of the dough. The cavities can be formed in rings across the surface of the frame to create annular raised ridges for a round pizza, or the cavities can be formed in rectangles or squares across the surface of the frame to create rectangular or square raised ridges for a rectangular or square pizza.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Silverback Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: Branko Kordic
  • Patent number: 5407231
    Abstract: The invention provides for "windowing" leafs of various types which retain their face and perimeter orientation when repositioned with respect to their host binder, including leafs with pluralities of surfaces, leafs with arrays of stacked repositionable notes, leafs with notepads, leafs with arrays of clips, and the like. The invention further provides for the binding of leafs which themselves may be electronic modules, each acting as a means for one of capturing, storing, accessing, displaying, and transmitting information in electronic form. Further, binding system cover is provided which offers a ring binding mechanism that is simple, light weight, and of a closed loop design available in various application specific shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Productive Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 5405169
    Abstract: The invention provides for "windowing" leafs of various types which retain their face and perimeter orientation when repositioned with respect to their host binder, including leafs with pluralities of surfaces, leafs with arrays of stacked repositionable notes, leafs with notepads, leafs with arrays of clips, and the like. The invention further provides for the binding of leafs which themselves may be electronic modules, each acting as a means for one of capturing, storing, accessing, displaying, and transmitting information in electronic form. Further, binding system cover is provided which offers a ring binding mechanism that is simple, light weight, and of a closed loop design available in various application specific shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Productive Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 5316341
    Abstract: A blank book attachment having a mark and sweep leaf with a fold out feature is provided. The leaf is pivotally retained along one edge on a frame, and the frame is pivotally retained at the binding spine of the host blank book. Pulling outward on the leaf causes the leaf to extend out and beyond the pages of the book allowing the pages to turn freely. When the leaf is placed within the host book, with the book open or closed, the leaf can be turned as a page, in which case it also acts as a mark to identify a specific position in the host book. Alternatively, the leaf may be pivoted on the frame to allow the host book pages to be turned past it in either direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: Productive Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 5165721
    Abstract: The invention provides for "windowing" leafs of various types which retain their face and perimeter orientation when repositioned with respect to their host binder, including leafs with pluralities of surfaces, leafs with arrays of stacked repositionable notes, leafs and notepads, leafs with arrays of clips, and the like. The invention further provides for the binding of leafs which themselves may be electronic modules, each acting as a means for one of capturing, storing, accessing, displaying, and transmitting information in electronic form. Further, binding system cover is provided which offers a ring binding mechanism that is simple, light weight, and of a closed loop design available in various application specific shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Productive Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 5048869
    Abstract: A blank book attachment having a mark and sweep leaf with a fold out feature is provided. The leaf is pivotably retained along one edge on a frame, and the frame is pivotably retained at the binding spine of the host blank book. Pulling outward on the leaf causes the leaf to extend out and beyond the pages of the book allowing the pages to turn freely. When the leaf is placed within the host book, with the book open or closed, the leaf can be turned as a page, in which case it also acts as a mark to identify a specific position in the host book. Alternatively, the leaf may be pivoted on the frame to allow the host book pages to be turned past it in either direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Productive Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: David C. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 4881284
    Abstract: The self-cleaning restroom includes at least one non-rotatable wall portion associated with a fixed toilet and at least one rotatable wall portion supporting a restroom fixture such as a lavatory or a urinal. The rotatable portion is adapted to move between an open position in which the toilet and the fixture are accessible for use and a closed position in which all of the wall portions are nested in close proximity to each other to define a cleaning space for automatic cleaning of the self-cleaning restroom. Spray nozzles are provided for cleaning the walls, toilet, lavatory, urinal, and other accessories such as a mirror in the closed position with a fluid solution. One of the wall members is formed with its wall panels at right angles to form a single angle wall; and at least one other of the wall members has a zig-zag double angle configuration, recessed with respect to the one wall member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Self-Cleaning Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: Glenwood L. Garvey
  • Patent number: 4837421
    Abstract: A fragrance dispensing apparatus of the type which releases a fragrance from a solid polyamide resin body includes a volatile substance such as perfume oils, insecticides, odorants, bactericides and animal repellants. The apparatus includes a housing having at least one opening therein and disposed adjacent the composition for transferring fragrance therefrom to the other side of the housing. A heating resistor is provided in the housing for maintaining an elevated temperature. A heater plate formed of sheet metal is arranged in the housing in thermally conductive relationship with the heating resistor. The heater plate is configured to at least partially surround and contact the resin body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Creative Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: Chella Luthy
  • Patent number: 4494788
    Abstract: A hand portable bottle rack for carrying and storing narrow-necked bottles includes a generally vertically oriented front panel having a plurality of openings therein, and a generally vertically oriented divider panel attached to the front panel to be perpendicular therewith. The openings in the front panel are positioned on each side of the joint of the divider panel and front panel. Below and toward the outside edge of each hole is a support peg which extends rearwardly of the front panel and generally parallel to the divider panel. The pegs are spaced from the divider panel a distance less than the diameter of the bottles to be supported. The openings in the front panel are of sufficient size to receive the necks of bottles so that when the neck of a bottle is inserted into an opening, the body of the bottle rests upon a corresponding peg and against the divider panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: Creative Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Altemose
  • Patent number: 4482065
    Abstract: A bottle rack for compactly storing and displaying narrow-neck bottles in an easily accessible manner. An upright panel has a plurality of holes passing therethrough. The holes are sized to receive the neck of a bottle inserted therein. Below each hole is a pair of spaced-apart support pegs that transversely protrude out from the panel so as to support the weight of the bottle. The support pegs are spaced apart a distance less than the body diameter of the smallest bottle to be stored or displayed in the rack. The holes are spaced apart approximately the same distance as the largest diameter of the bottle bodies. The holes are also arranged in a desired pattern, such as rows and columns, so that the bottles may be stored in an orderly fashion. In one embodiment, the support pegs protrude out from both sides of the panel and, accordingly, bottles may be inserted into the rack from either side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1984
    Assignee: Creative Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Altemose
  • Patent number: D306644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: Creative Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: Chella Luthy
  • Patent number: D307180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Creative Environments Inc.
    Inventor: Chella Luthy
  • Patent number: D327375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Workstation Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: Lloyd G. B. Cooper
  • Patent number: D357219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Flower Environments, Inc.
    Inventor: John Ferris