Patents by Inventor John K. Connor

John K. Connor 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: 5121563
    Abstract: A card display holder for a display item includes a clear base panel having a top surface and a bottom surface and a top surface area greater than the display item. The top surface has a recessed portion for containing the display item. A clear cover panel also has a top surface and a bottom surface with a bottom surface area greater than the display item. Mechanisms for slidably engaging the cover panel with the base panel and for locking the cover panel to the base panel are also provided. An attachable device is provided for standing the holder upright and adjusting the viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Collector's Products Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Connor, Charles M. Connor, Jr., H. B. Stroup, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5082122
    Abstract: A display unit is disclosed for displaying a plurality of display items contained in holders. Each display unit is a thin, rectangular planar member. Locators, which include associated stanchions, define locations on each display unit for receiving display item holders. A cap engages each stanchion to secure the display item holders. Studs protruding along the lower edge of a unit fit into slots located along the top and sides of other units, and form a multi-unit display center. The preferred configuration is an open-faced, open-top display center having a base formed of two display units connected together, and sides and backs formed by three display units connected to and upstanding from the base. Display item holders and their contents are visible within the four interior surfaces of the display center. Means for adjusting the viewing angle of the upstanding sides of the display center is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Collector's Products Corporation
    Inventors: Charles M. Connor, Jr., John K. Connor, H. B. Stroup, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5056251
    Abstract: A card display holder apparatus for a display item includes a clear base panel having a top surface and a bottom surface and a top surface area greater than the display item. The top surface has a recessed portion for containing the display item. A clear cover panel also has a top surface and a bottom surface with a bottom surface area greater than the display item. Mechanisms for slidably engaging the cover panel with the base panel and for locking the cover panel to the base panel are also provided. An attachable device is provided for standing the holder upright and adjusting the viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: Collector's Products Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Connor, Charles M. Connor, Jr., H. B. Stroup, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5010673
    Abstract: A plastic holder for a display item includes a clear base panel having a top surface and a bottom surface and a top surface area greater than the display item. The top surface has a recessed portion for containing the display item and a plurality of flanges along the periphery of the base panel which extend upwardly from the top surface of the base panel. A clear insert panel also has a top surface and a bottom surface with a bottom surface area greater than the display item, and has notches along the periphery of the insert panel in positions corresponding to the flanges on the top surface of the base panel for mating with the flanges of the base panel. A mechanism for securing the insert panel to the base panel is also provided. An attachable device is provided for standing the holder upright and adjusting the viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Collectors Products Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Connor, Charles M. Connor, Jr., H. B. Stroup, Jr.
  • Patent number: D316188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Collector's Products Corporations
    Inventors: John K. Connor, Charles M. Connor, Jr., H. B. Stroup, Jr.
  • Patent number: D340036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: John K. Connors, Richard W. Curry, Richard M. Joffe, John N. McGarvey, David C. Stowers
  • Patent number: D341945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Collector's Products Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Connor, Charles M. Connor, Jr., H. B. Stroup, Jr.