Patents by Inventor Gary E. Runge

Gary E. Runge 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).

  • Cinematic theater and theater multiplex
    Patent number: 6164018
    Abstract: A theater has a pair of perpendicular front walls and a pair of perpendicular rear walls, with each of the front walls parallel to one of the rear walls. A screen wall tuncates the corner between the front walls and is bisected at its center by a diagonal which bisects the space delimited by the front walls and rear walls. A pod of four theaters is arranged so that their truncated rear comers converge in a common area, and a projection booth is built above the common area to house the projectors for all four theaters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Shopro, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Runge, Albert R. Kolkmeyer