Patents by Inventor Donn Meade

Donn Meade 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: 20050180810
    Abstract: A sheet protector includes a front panel and a back panel attached together to form a pocket and a margin. The pocket may have an opening extending along a top edge of the panels. The margin extends along a side of the pocket. The opening may extend a distance into the margin such that a width of the opening is greater than a width of the pocket. For example, the width of the opening may be at least about 2% greater than the width of the pocket. Alternatively, a sheet protector includes a sheet of material folded about a fold line to form the front panel and the back panel. The panels are welded together at a bottom weld line, an outer weld line located along one side, and at an inner weld line located in a spaced relationship from the outer weld line. A margin is defined between the outer and inner weld lines, and a pocket is defined between the panels and within the fold line, the bottom weld line, and the inner line, with an opening being defined along the top edges of the panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Galen Wong, Matthew Grace, Martin Daffner, Kocheng Wu, Donn Meade
  • Publication number: 20030165644
    Abstract: A snap-in sheet protector that may be reversibly inserted into and removed from a binder without opening the binder rings. The snap-in sheet includes a plurality of holes on at least one edge of the snap-in sheet protector. The snap-in sheet protector also includes a plurality of channels that join the edge of the sheet protector to the holes. The region around the holes and channels of the snap-in sheet protector are strengthened by a stiffening member. The stiffening member provides the snap-in sheet protector with sufficient rigidity to allow the sheet protector to be inserted into the binder without opening the binder rings. Furthermore, inserting the snap-in sheet protector is facilitated by a channel having a wider entry point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Donn Meade, Bernard M. Poirier