Patents by Inventor Elizabeth M. Lacher

Elizabeth M. Lacher 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: 11358408
    Abstract: A filer is disclosed which has front panel and rear panel defining a storage compartment therebetween, the storage compartment having a width. The filer includes a cover coupled to the rear panel and releasably attachable to the front panel to generally cover or seal the storage compartment. A distal portion of the cover has a width that is about equal to or smaller than the width of the storage compartment to allow the distal portion of the front cover to be received in the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Rowe, Elizabeth M. Lacher
  • Publication number: 20200361231
    Abstract: A filer is disclosed which has front panel and rear panel defining a storage compartment therebetween, the storage compartment having a width. The filer includes a cover coupled to the rear panel and releasably attachable to the front panel to generally cover or seal the storage compartment. A distal portion of the cover has a width that is about equal to or smaller than the width of the storage compartment to allow the distal portion of the front cover to be received in the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Michael D. Rowe, Elizabeth M. Lacher
  • Patent number: 8875428
    Abstract: A tab status indicator system including a generally planar body portion and a tab coupled to the body portion and protruding generally outwardly therefrom. The system further includes an indicator movable between a deployed position, in which the indicator generally overlaps with the tab in a direction generally perpendicular to a plane of the body portion, and a retracted position, in which the indicator does not overlap with the tab or overlaps with the tab less than when the indicator is in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Acco Brands Corporation
    Inventors: Michael D. Rowe, Edward P. Busam, Kenneth P. Richied, Elizabeth M. Lacher
  • Publication number: 20130214522
    Abstract: An adjustable page is provided. The page has a flexible substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and an edge. The substrate also has a plurality of pairs of first and second apertures, and slits joining the first and second aperture of each pair. The apertures are sized to receive ring connectors which have a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge of each ring connector is designed to separate the slit to allow the ring connector to be transitioned to the appropriate second aperture. The slits are non-linear in shape or are connected to the apertures at positions apart from the centerline between the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Acco Brands Corporation
    Inventors: Ellisa A. Stone, Bobby G. James, Jr., Elizabeth M. Lacher
  • Publication number: 20120241507
    Abstract: A filer is disclosed which has front panel and rear panel defining a storage compartment therebetween, the storage compartment having a width. The filer includes a cover coupled to the rear panel and releasably attachable to the front panel to generally cover or seal the storage compartment. A distal portion of the cover has a width that is about equal to or smaller than the width of the storage compartment to allow the distal portion of the front cover to be received in the storage compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael D. Rowe, Elizabeth M. Lacher