Patents by Inventor Alex Hofstetter

Alex Hofstetter 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: 6290058
    Abstract: Disclosed is a document storage and/or transport system with a permanently attached media storage member specifically designed to hold two different sizes of computer media. The storage member is dual-purpose; one part of the storage member is sized to hold 3½ disks and the other part of the storage member is sized to hold compact discs or similar sized computer media. Advantageously, the dual-purpose media storage member of the present invention is formed from a single sheet of rigid material that is shaped during manufacture to form necessary perforations and bending lines therein. The media storage member is adapted to be mounted either on the inside or on the outside of one or more covers of various paper storage devices, including binders, portfolios, envelopes, file folders, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Beautone Specialties Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei-Chen Lee, Alex Hofstetter
  • Patent number: 5947279
    Abstract: A portable filing and storage system having a unitary cover subdivided into a front flap, a top, a back, a bottom and a front; the cover being constructed and arranged to provide an open-sided surrounding enclosure. A media holder is mounted to the front portion of said cover, and an accordion file is mounted to the interior of the enclosure defined by said cover. The file system has a closed configuration wherein the front flap is in overlying relationship with said front portion of the cover, and an open configuration where the front flap is elevated from the front portion of said closure. A closure retainer for maintaining the file system in the closed configuration is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Beautone Specialities Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei Chen Lee, Alex Hofstetter