Patents by Inventor Douglas G. Winicki

Douglas G. Winicki has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6385164
    Abstract: An optical disc protector includes a circular main surface and a peripheral lip. The main surface is a circular sheet of optically clear material having a diameter slightly larger than most optical discs on which it is to be mounted and having a mounting hole in its center. The peripheral lip is attached to, and extends all the way around, the perimeter of the circular main surface. It extends away from the main surface at an inward angle, so the smallest diameter of the peripheral lip is smaller than the diameter of the optical discs on which the protector is to be used. The peripheral lip is flexible so as to push against the circular edge of an optical disc upon which the protector is mounted. In many embodiments, the lip does not contain a clasp for grabbing against the side of the optical disc opposite from the side against which the main surface of the protector lies when mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Douglas G. Winicki