Patents by Inventor Larry Dressen

Larry Dressen 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: 5601188
    Abstract: A security package having a locking mechanism capable of securely encompassing an audio cassette, a video cassette, compact disc, or the like within the security package, wherein the security package has an internally disposed pocket for receiving an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag therewithin. The EAS cavity or pocket is completely sealed and tamper-proof while in the audio-video article is locked within the security package and the locking mechanism does not interfere or intrude within the EAS cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Emplast, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Dressen, Barry Gregerson
  • Patent number: 5025926
    Abstract: A sealable contamination proof container package bottom and top for storing and transporting a plurality of substrate or wafers in a robotic wafer carrier. The package bottom includes four sides, a continuous vertical surface for tape sealing surrounding the four sides, a lip positioned on a vertical edge, opposing hook latches on opposing sides, opposing hand grip recesses on the opposing sides and a raised bottom surface for package stacking. The package top includes four sides, a continuous vertical surface for tape sealing surrounding the four sides, a lip positioned on the vertical surface, opposing hook catches on the opposing side, a top surface with raised stacking surfaces, and two rows of wafer support springs positioned on bars on the underside of the top surface. The package top and bottom halves provide that the robotic wafer carrier mates between the package top and package bottom with the wafers or substrates in the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Empak, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Gregerson, Larry Dressen
  • Patent number: 4966284
    Abstract: A sealable contamination proof container package bottom and top for storing and transporting a plurality of substrates or wafers in a robotic wafer carrier. The package bottom includes four sides, a continuous vertical surface for tape sealing surrounding the four sides, a lip positioned on a vertical edge, opposing hook latches on opposing sides, opposing hand grip recesses on the opposing sides and a raised bottom surface for package stacking. The package top includes four sides, a continuous vertical surface for tape sealing surrounding the four sides, a lip positioned on the vertical surface, opposing hook catches on the opposing side, a top surface with raised stacking surfaces, and two rows of wafer support springs positioned on bars on the underside of the top surface. The package top and bottom halves provide that the robotic wafer carrier mates between the package top and package bottom with the wafers or substrates in the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Empak, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Gregerson, Larry Dressen
  • Patent number: 4865190
    Abstract: A security package for prevention of shoplifting including an elongated handle structure secured to a rectangular encompassing structure for holding an article such as an audio cassette box, video cassette box or a compact disk "jewel box". A rotating locking channel with latches for positive locking which engages catch ports in a stationary channel member adjacent to the rectangular encompassing structure to receive an article such as an audio, video or compact disk box. The rotating locking channel is rotated, and the article box in a rectangular encompassing structure area is captured by the rotating of the rotating locking channel with one-way beveled latches to secure the article box within the rectangular encompassing structure. A plurality of one-way locking latch and catch mechanisms are used to accomplish a package lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Empak, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Gregerson, Larry Dressen
  • Patent number: 4817799
    Abstract: Rigid memory disk package including a package base, a package cover and locks and clips for engaging the package cover to the package case. The low profile of the package base provides for robotic access to the disk. A plurality of dividers in the base support the disks. The top includes a plurality of dividers on each side and two rows of flexible fingers in the top for spring biasing against opposing edges of the disk accordingly when the cover is engaged to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Empak, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Gregerson, Larry Dressen, Roger L. Mortensen
  • Patent number: 4759442
    Abstract: Security package including a handle structure secured to a rectangular encompassing structure for encompassing about an audio or visual cassette box or a compact disk jewel box. Retainer bars in the rectangular encompassing structure provide for retaining either an audio cassette or a video cassette box, or a compact disk box within the rectangular encompassing structure. A retainer box including a pin is pushed through a hole in the encompassing structure, and is in frictional secure engagement which provides for retaining of the box within the rectangular encompassing structure. The retaining bar-pin can be removed with common hand tools or, in the alternative, end retainer bars can be cut for separation of the ends of the rectangular encompassing structure for removing the box from the encompassing security package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Empak, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Gregerson, Larry Dressen
  • Patent number: D344891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Empak, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Dressen