Patents by Inventor James F. Lapp

James F. Lapp 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: 5826356
    Abstract: A promotional material display and coupon system is provided for use with a container. The container includes a top and has a footprint defined as the largest horizontal cross-section of the container in its display orientation. A central support having first and second opposing edges depends from and is balanced about the top of the container. First and second carrier sections depend repsectively from the first and second opposing edges of the central support. Both first and second carrier sections reside within the container's footprint. Each of the first and second carrier sections support within or thereon at least one piece of promotional material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Inventor: James F. Lapp
  • Patent number: 5282534
    Abstract: A combined consumer product and discount coupon delivery package, such as an egg carton, having a shallow recess for containing a pack of coupons. The recess is covered by a label cover which has an integral openable access panel to expose the coupons and permit their extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Inventor: James F. Lapp
  • Patent number: 4256248
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for feeding a series of web portions to a high speed web processing machine, such as a high speed printer, utilizing auxiliary equipment positioned adjacent the processing machine. The auxiliary equipment permits continuous splicing of web portions and, thus feeding of a continuous web to the processing machine, and intermittent removal of web portions in such a manner that the processing machine may be run continuously without stoppage for feeding or removing the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: Acme Visible Records, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Lapp, Thomas F. McGrath
  • Patent number: RE31210
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for feeding a series of web portions to a high speed web processing machine, such as a high speed printer, utilizing auxiliary equipment positioned adjacent the processing machine. The auxiliary equipment permits continuous splicing of web portions and, thus feeding of a continuous web to the processing machine, and intermittent removal of web portions in such a manner that the processing machine may be run continuously without stoppage for feeding or removing the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1983
    Assignee: Acme Visible Records, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Lapp, Thomas F. McGrath