Patents by Inventor Dominic Southgate

Dominic Southgate 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: 7048116
    Abstract: A CD case has a drawer which may be pulled out by a handle for access to a CD. The drawer can be easily inserted during production, and multiple drawers can be stacked in stable manner. A front wall engages in a groove in a drawer stacked on top of it to provide stability. A CD is retained in a seat by a retainer having opposed gripping retainer elements. A CD is released by a user pressing a button, causing arm branches to pull together because of configuration of a resilient anchorage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Dualbox Limited
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Dominic Southgate
  • Publication number: 20050121950
    Abstract: A DVD disc is held in a seat (4) of a casing's back cover (2) by a central retainer (6). Four barriers (7), two on each of opposed sides, are integrally moulded in the cover (2) and face upwardly towards the seat (4). When the front cover (3) is closed the barriers (7) press against it, closing the gap between the covers. If a thief tries to slip a disc out of the casing, movement is blocked by the barriers (7). Another barrier (201) is connected to the retainer (205) and can only be removed by breaking it. This also provides a tamper-evident seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Brendan Farrell, Katharina Pfutzner, Dominic Southgate
  • Patent number: 6892878
    Abstract: A DVD case (1) is of integral one-part moulded plastics construction. A retainer (15) has two opposed retainer parts (32) having lips (33) for engagement of a DVD at opposed sides of its central aperture. The DVD is released by the parts (32) being moved closer together. However there is no need for the user to press them directly. He or she simply presses a push-button (20) at the edge of the seat, causing the parts (32) to move together in a simple action caused by an integrally moulded release mechanism (16, 17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Dualbox Limited
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Brendan Farrell, Katharina Pfutzner, Dominic Southgate
  • Publication number: 20040168937
    Abstract: A DVD case (1) is of integral one-part moulded plastics construction. A retainer (15) has two opposed retainer parts (32) having lips (33) for engagement of a DVD at opposed sides of its central aperture. The DVD is released by the parts (32) being moved closer together. However there is no need for the user to press them directly. He or she simply presses a push-button (20) at the edge of the seat, causing the parts (32) to move together in a simple action caused by an integrally moulded release mechanism (16, 17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Brendan Farrell, Ketharina Pfutzner, Dominic Southgate
  • Publication number: 20030217939
    Abstract: A CD case (1) has a drawer (4) which may be pulled out by a handle (9) for access to a CD. The drawer (4) can be easily inserted during production, and multiple drawers can be stacked in stable manner. A front wall (7) engages in a groove (26) in a drawer (4) stacked on top of it to provide stability. A CD is retained in a seat (13) by a retainer (14) having opposed gripping retainer elements (20). A CD is released by a user pressing a button (17), causing arm branches (21) to pull together because of configuration of a resilient anchorage (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Dominic Southgate
  • Patent number: 6467616
    Abstract: A case stores CDs in a drawer which slides out from between an upper cover and a lower cover. The drawer has a handle projecting forwardly from the covers and which can be easily gripped by a user. A CD retainer in the drawer has a lip which grips a CD by snap-fitting over a side edge of the central aperture of the CD. The grip is released by the user simply pressing a push button, causing longitudinal movement of the retainer because it is on an arm extending between the button and a resilient anchorage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Dualbox Limited
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Dominic Southgate
  • Publication number: 20020038769
    Abstract: A case (1) stores CDs in a drawer (2) which slides out from between an upper cover (10) and a lower cover (11). The drawer (2) has a handle (19) projecting forwardly from the covers (10, 11) and which can be easily gripped by a user. A CD retainer (21) in the drawer (2) has a lip (23) which grips a CD by snap-fitting over a side edge of the central aperture of the CD. The grip is released by the user simply pressing a push button (25), causing longitudinal movement of the retainer (21) because it is on an arm (24) extending between the button (25) and a resilient anchorage (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: John Hegarty, Dominic Southgate
  • Patent number: 6340892
    Abstract: A moisture meter (1) has an LCD display (8) driven by a digital microcontroller (50) which generates digital moisture reading data. Readings are stored as discrete records in files. The microcontroller (51) stores a library of material data and automatically compensates signals from a capacitive/impedance sensor circuit (51) according to both stored material parameter values and sensed temperature. Users may edit the parameter values. A non-removable cover (4) is used at the final stage of production to configure the meter for the nature of interfacing (such as serial port interfacing) required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Rynhart Research Limited
    Inventors: Alan Rynhart, John Fallon, James McIlroy, Dominic Southgate
  • Patent number: D748271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Martin Clowry, Mark Doyle, Paul Phillips, Dominic Southgate
  • Patent number: D765256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Mathew Bates, Lukas Fuchs, Ganesh Kumar Sukumar, Buvenesh Balaji Ramachandran, Kieran Conway, Stephen McMahon, Dominic Southgate
  • Patent number: D834200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: ResMed Sensor Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Mathew Bates, Lukas Fuchs, Ganesh Kumar Sukumar, Buvenesh Balaji Ramachandran, Kieran Conway, Stephen McMahon, Dominic Southgate