Patents by Inventor John L. Whittington

John 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: 6059316
    Abstract: In order to economically and effectively be capable of marketing a product with a book, an insert to be bound into the book comprises an envelope for carrying the product. The envelope has a first edge to be bound into the book and a sealed opening along a second edge for removing the product. The insert includes a barrier for isolating the product from the edge to be bound into the book. Also, a book having a plurality of pages bound into a cover along a spine edge can include the insert wherein the first edge is bound into the cover along with the pages. Further, a method of forming a book having the insert includes the step of providing the envelope along with a plurality of signatures each comprising a different plurality of pages. The signatures and the envelope are fed in a preselected order to a collating conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventor: John L. Whittington