Patents by Inventor Douglas H. Murdoch

Douglas H. Murdoch 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: 6550651
    Abstract: A backpack (10) suitable for use with wheels (200) at its base adjacent to a non body-contact side (40) has a U-shaped opening (22) proximate to a body-contact side (30) that is closed with a zipper (31). The body-contact side (30) is provided with two shoulder straps (34) and a hip belt (36). Side straps (130) and a top flap or strap (134) connect the body-contact side (30) to other parts of the backpack (10), such as the non body-contact side (40), to take a substantial part of the weight of the backpack (10) and its contents so that the zipper (31) is not stressed or tensioned when the backpack (10) is worn on the back of a user. The wheels (200) are removable and can be larger than is usual for use on rough ground. A frame (100) with a built-in extending handle system (120) is mounted inside and ajacent to the non body-contact side (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Daymen Photo Marketing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Michael Sturm
  • Patent number: 5988468
    Abstract: A container for exposed film cartridges that permits swift, one-handed insertion of such cartridges while securely containing them after insertion is disclosed. A pouch with stiffened walls has a circular opening covered by overlapping flaps made of a flexible but resilient material through which cartridges may be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Daymen Photo Marketing Ltd
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily Ewing, Michael Sturm
  • Patent number: 5881850
    Abstract: A removable self-supporting article organizer assembly contains at least one panel having pockets for storing articles such as pens, business cards, floppy disks, papers and the like and is sized to fit within a compartment in a carrying case. The article organizer assembly may be constructed from two or more spaced panels joined by flexible side walls and end walls defining further pockets for containing files. A hinged flap attached to one of the panels of the article organizer provides a means for supporting the article organizer in a generally upright position when the article organizer is removed from the carrying case. A carrying case adapted to contain the article organizer has a pocket on an internal wall of the carrying case within the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Inventor: Douglas H. Murdoch
  • Patent number: D465648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Fluxion, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher
  • Patent number: D466293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Fluxion, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher
  • Patent number: D468530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Daymen Photo Marketing, Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher
  • Patent number: D472049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher
  • Patent number: D472381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher
  • Patent number: D477713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher
  • Patent number: D477903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher
  • Patent number: D477910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas H. Murdoch, Lily S. Fisher