Patents by Inventor Craighton Berman

Craighton Berman 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: 20080240844
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides a document tray to retain a writing surface and provide for annotation over a majority of the writing surface. The document tray generally combines a generally planar rigid backer member and a frame holder connected to the backer member. The frame holder has a plurality of side components positioned in a plane generally parallel to and spaced from the backer member to define a document recess. The document is thus retained in the document recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Mark E. Fastabend, Iulius Lucaci, Kurt Sward, Evan Ward, Craighton Berman
  • Publication number: 20080174412
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides a binder or planner system. The binder system generally combines a binder and an electronic reminder component or electronic reminder module. Accordingly, the binder system is provided to merge a manual handwritten component with an electronic reminder component. The electronic reminder module electronically stores reminder events and provides at least one of an audible alarm signal or a visual alarm signal upon the occurrence of one of the entered reminder events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Sward, Iulius Lucaci, Mark Fastabend, Evan Ward, Craighton Berman
  • Publication number: 20080153699
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides a copying system, preferably for a personal calendar system, whereby notes can be transferred from a notepad to a single sheet of the calendar by writing the information while the note sheet is positioned on the calendar sheet. A separator or other backing board is not needed to ensure that the information is not transferred to additional calendar pages in the stack of calendar pages. In one embodiment the calendar sheets have a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having carbonless developer material thereon. Conversely, the notepad sheets have a first surface and a second surface, the second surface having a carbonless color-former material thereon. Additionally, the notepad sheets have a removable and repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of the second surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Craighton Berman, Rick Ellison, Iulius Lucaci, Kurt Sward, Evan Ward
  • Publication number: 20080110840
    Abstract: The present invention generally provides a customizable modular organizer. The modular organizer has a backing board and a plurality of substantially linear holders provided on the first side of the backing board. The holders are connected to the backing board at connection points to define a plurality of openings between the backing board and the holders. The openings are adapted to removably accept desk organizer attachments therein. Preferably, the holders are vertically aligned and connected to the backing board in an orientation to create a plurality of columns of vertical openings. Additionally, in one embodiment the removable desk organizer attachment has a substantially planar flap sized to fit in one or more of the openings of the organizer to removably secure the organizer attachment therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Craighton Berman, Kurt Sward