Patents by Inventor Arthur Herr

Arthur Herr 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).

  • Article for storing optically readable and recordable disc devices
    Patent number: 4899875
    Abstract: An insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing digitally coded discs within an outer housing in a manner which ensures that information bearing areas of said discs are not damaged during insertion or removal therefrom, the insertable drawer member comprising: a base at least partially defined by a pair of opposed side walls, having upon its surface a semicircular groove configured for the insertion of a portion of the digitally coded disc by pressure contact, wherein only a non-information-bearing surface portion of the disc is ever contacted by the drawer member. The drawer member further comprises a lid integrally formed with the base and provided upon at least a portion of a front face thereof with a serrated gripping area to facilitate grasping and moving the drawer member to access the disc. A lower edge of the lid is configured for contact relation with an abutting V-shaped upper edge portion of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Herr, Toby S. Welles, Robert W. Johnson
  • Article for storing optically readable and recordable disc devices
    Patent number: 4881640
    Abstract: An insertable drawer member configured and diimensioned for receiving and storing digitally coded discs within an outer housing in a manner which ensures that information bearing areas of said discs are not damaged during insertion or removal therefrom, the insertable drawer member comprising: a base at least partially defined by a pair of opposed side walls, having upon its surface a semicircular groove configured for the insertion of a portion of the digitally coded disc by pressure contact, wherein only a non-information-bearing surface portion of the disc is ever contacted by the drawer member. The drawer member further comprises a lid integrally formed with the base and provided upon at least a portion of a front face thereof with a serrated gripping area to facilitate grasping and moving the drawer member to access the disc. A lower edge of the lid is configured for contact relation with an abutting V-shaped upper edge portion of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Herr, Toby S. Welles, Robert W. Johnson
  • Article for storing digital laser disc devices
    Patent number: 4771883
    Abstract: An insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing digitally coded discs within an outer housing in a manner which ensures that information bearing areas of said discs are not damaged during insertion or removal therefrom, the insertable drawer member comprising: a base at least partially defined by a pair of opposed side walls, having upon its surface a semicircular groove configured for the insertion of a portion of the digitally coded disc by pressure contact, wherein only a non-information-bearing surface portion of the disc is ever contacted by the drawer member. The drawer member further comprises a lid integrally formed with the base and provided upon at least a portion of a front face thereof with a serrated gripping area to facilitate grasping and moving the drawer member to access the disc. A lower edge of the lid is configured for contact relation with an abutting V-shaped upper edge portion of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Herr, Toby S. Welles, Robert W. Johnson