Patents by Inventor John A. Gambell

John A. Gambell 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: 4558782
    Abstract: A point of sales package (10) for a cassette tape cartridge (20) is disclosed. The package includes a base (12) having at least two recessed cavities (16a and 16b), at least one of the cavities designed for receiving and storing a cassette tape cartridge (20). The package further includes a cover (14) designed for sealing attachment with the base (12), and means for releasably mating the cover to the base to form a sealed package, for example, with an adhesive. Further included is a means for providing the package (10) with added resistance to bending. This means includes a recessed bridge area (22) extending between and connecting at least two of the recessed cavities (16a and 16b), and can further include a recessed channel (24) surrounding the periphery of the base (12). The package (10) can be inexpensively thermoformed from a single sheet of thin flexible plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1985
    Assignee: Imperial Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter B. Iverson, John A. Gambell