Patents by Inventor Gary E. Hogge

Gary E. Hogge 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: 6200056
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching an electronic device to one or more of the retaining elements of a loose-leaf support assembly. The attachment apparatus includes a securing element and an attachment element. The securing element mutually engages a corresponding feature of the electronic device, such as a slotted recess proximate, adjacent, or in a peripheral edge of the electronic device. The attachment element includes apertures to facilitate the loose attachment of the attachment apparatus to the retaining elements of a loose-leaf support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventors: Cherell Jordin, Gary E. Hogge, Jeffery O. Brown
  • Patent number: 6183157
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching an electronic device to a loose-leaf support assembly. The attachment apparatus includes a housing, a receptacle defined in the housing, a capture element adjacent the receptacle, and an attachment member. The capture element includes a retaining lip at one edge of the receptacle and a resilient engagement clip adjacent another edge of the receptacle. The capture element retains an electronic device within the receptacle. The attachment apparatus may also include one or more retaining slots along peripheral edges thereof to secure an attachment member to the housing. The attachment apparatus may also include one or more access slots formed therethrough so as to facilitate communication of an electronic device secured to the attachment apparatus with external electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventors: Jeffery O. Brown, Gary E. Hogge
  • Patent number: D422018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Franklin Covey, Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey O. Brown, Gary E. Hogge