Patents by Inventor Herbert Fisher, Jr.

Herbert Fisher, Jr. 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).

  • Carrying case with internal sliding-member spring clip to grasp and hold diverse portable electronic devices including personal digital assistants
    Patent number: 6648139
    Abstract: A carrying and storage case, typically made of leather and of nominal size 4½″ W×7″ H×1½″ D, is adequately voluminous so as to contain within its interior a number of differently-sized and -shaped portable electronic device, normally personal digital assistants (PDAS) of various manufacturer. The contained PDAs are held by a low-profile, side-grasping, self-adjusting spring-loaded clip mechanism. The spring clip has a central member affixed to the interior of the enclosure, and substantially symmetrical left and right members sliding under spring forces relative to, and in distension from, both the central member and each other so as to, while momentarily forcibly separated, receive the portable electronic device and then, being permitted to slidingly retract and to squeeze and to grasp the portable electronic device between them, holding fast the portable electronic device within the carrying case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventors: Herbert Fisher, Jr., Daniel Huang