Patents by Inventor Katharina Pfutzner

Katharina Pfutzner 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).

  • Publication number: 20050121950
    Abstract: A DVD disc is held in a seat (4) of a casing's back cover (2) by a central retainer (6). Four barriers (7), two on each of opposed sides, are integrally moulded in the cover (2) and face upwardly towards the seat (4). When the front cover (3) is closed the barriers (7) press against it, closing the gap between the covers. If a thief tries to slip a disc out of the casing, movement is blocked by the barriers (7). Another barrier (201) is connected to the retainer (205) and can only be removed by breaking it. This also provides a tamper-evident seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Brendan Farrell, Katharina Pfutzner, Dominic Southgate
  • Patent number: 6892878
    Abstract: A DVD case (1) is of integral one-part moulded plastics construction. A retainer (15) has two opposed retainer parts (32) having lips (33) for engagement of a DVD at opposed sides of its central aperture. The DVD is released by the parts (32) being moved closer together. However there is no need for the user to press them directly. He or she simply presses a push-button (20) at the edge of the seat, causing the parts (32) to move together in a simple action caused by an integrally moulded release mechanism (16, 17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Dualbox Limited
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Brendan Farrell, Katharina Pfutzner, Dominic Southgate