Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Whittington

Jeffrey L. Whittington 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: 5040687
    Abstract: A wall-mounted apparatus for storage and display of containers for stored media, particularly for storage of compact discs and display of artwork and information regarding each of the compact discs that is located directly behind a container's front cover. The apparatus includes a generally flat rectangular support panel for mounting onto a wall and a plurality of frame members fixedly attached to the support panel and projecting forwardly thereupon so as to form a grid having a plurality of rectangular sections. Hook-and-loop fasteners are adhered to each of the rectangular sections and to a back surface of each compact disc container allowing for mounting of compact disc containers on the support panel and within each of the rectangular sections. The horizontal raised strips of each rectangular section have first and second grooves, to provide space for a compact disc user's fingers to facilitate the opening of the front cover of the compact disc and the removal of the containers from the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Whittington
  • Patent number: D509848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Whittington, Robert E. Harvey
  • Patent number: D510949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Whittington, Robert E. Harvey