Patents by Inventor Heather Anne Gareis

Heather Anne Gareis 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).

  • Versatile printable sheet for forming jewel case inserts and booklets
    Patent number: 7097893
    Abstract: A single sheet has multiple separation lines arranged such that the sheet can be printed on by a standard printer such as a personal computer printer, and the sheet may thereafter be separated and/or folded in any one of three different configurations to form different possible compact disc jewel case inserts including both face labels and spine labels. One embodiment is of a sheet having at least four longitudinal lines of weakness extending across at least a major portion of the length of the sheet, and at least three latitudinal lines of weakness extending across a major portion of the width of the sheet, with at least one longitudinal line of weakness being a fold about which at least one portion is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Brian McCarthy, Heather Anne Gareis, Mark R. Mannon
  • Versatile printable sheet for forming jewel case inserts and booklets
    Publication number: 20040071922
    Abstract: A single sheet has multiple separation lines arranged such that the sheet can be printed on by a standard printer such as a personal computer printer, and the sheet may thereafter be separated and/or folded in any one of three different configurations to form different possible compact disc jewel case inserts including both face labels and spine labels. One embodiment is of a sheet having at least four longitudinal lines of weakness extending across at least a major portion of the length of the sheet, and at least three latitudinal lines of weakness extending across a major portion of the width of the sheet, with at least one longitudinal line of weakness being a fold about which at least one portion is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Brian McCarthy, Heather Anne Gareis, Mark R. Mannon
  • Optical disc adhesive label applicator for non-circular optical disc
    Patent number: 6672355
    Abstract: A device for applying a non-circular adhesive label to a non-circular optical disc includes a disc support moveable between the first position supporting the disc in a spaced apart relationship with a label and a second position enabling contact between the label and the disc. An arm is provided and moveable with the disc support for compacting the disc and aligning the disc with a label as the disc is moved from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporate Center
    Inventors: Michael Hummell, Joseph Sandor, Bryan Pittman, Derek Bowers, Daisy S. Taw, Michael Kocheng Wu, Heather Anne Gareis
  • Optical disc adhesive label applicator for non-circular optical disc
    Publication number: 20020174955
    Abstract: A device for applying a non-circular adhesive label to a non-circular optical disc includes a disc support moveable between the first position supporting the disc in a spaced apart relationship with a label and a second position enabling contact between the label and the disc. An arm is provided and moveable with the disc support for compacting the disc and aligning the disc with a label as the disc is moved from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Hummell, Joseph Sandor, Bryan Pittman, Derek Bowers, Daisy S. Taw, Michael Kocheng Wu, Heather Anne Gareis