Patents by Inventor Claudia Marlin

Claudia Marlin 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: 8302516
    Abstract: An apparatus for punching at least one hole in a sheet of paper and attaching a reinforcing ring onto the sheet around the hole includes a platform; a hole punch rod mounted to and extending outwardly from the platform positioned to match a desired location for a hole on a sheet, the hole punch rod having a rod cutting end extending away from the platform; a sheet panel having a ring passing hole positioned to register with the longitudinal axis of the punch rod and sized to pass a reinforcing ring; a hole punch plate generally parallel to and spaced forwardly from the sheet panel and having a hole punching port positioned to register with the longitudinal axis of the hole punch rod, the hole punching port being sized to pass the rod cutting end closely enough to cut a hole into a sheet placed between the rod cutting end and the punching port; a sheet panel return spring mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Claudia Marlin
  • Publication number: 20030030214
    Abstract: A board game includes a playing structure having a playing structure upper surface marked with at least one path representing a road, the road being made up of a series of discrete spaces, at least a number of the spaces being marked with representations of driving events, and at least a number of the spaces marked with the representations of driving events being coupled with specific player instructions concerning advancement along the road in view of the nature of the particular driving event; several player tokens for marking the positions of players as the players advance along the road. The road preferably is configured as a complete loop so that players can travel around the road repeatedly during a game. The road has an outer perimeter and the perimeter preferably defines a recognizable shape of road vehicle for establishing a theme for the game. The road vehicle is preferably an automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Claudia Marlin
  • Publication number: 20020149150
    Abstract: A board game includes a playing structure having a playing structure upper surface marked with at least one path representing a road, the road being made up of a series of discrete spaces, at least a number of the spaces being marked with representations of driving events, and at least a number of the spaces marked with the representations of driving events being coupled with specific player instructions concerning advancement along the road in view of the nature of the particular driving event; several player tokens for marking the positions of players as the players advance along the road. The road preferably is configured as a complete loop so that players can travel around the road repeatedly during a game. The road has an outer perimeter and the perimeter preferably defines a recognizable shape of road vehicle for establishing a theme for the game. The road vehicle is preferably a punch buggy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventor: Claudia Marlin