Patents by Inventor Ken Frietag

Ken Frietag 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: 7032746
    Abstract: A storage package for a recording medium configured to resemble a book includes a paper board panel releasably attached to first and second plastic, recording medium-holding components, each including a planar surface having means on one face for holding a recording. Upstanding wall portions on one of the components nest within the corresponding wall portions of the other component when the components are assembled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Bolognia, Larry D. Durham, Ken Frietag, George F. Rufo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6886687
    Abstract: A storage package for a recording medium configured to resemble a book includes a paper board panel releasably attached to first and second plastic, recording medium-holding components, each including a planar surface having means on one face for holding a recording. Upstanding wall portions on one of the components nest within the corresponding wall portions of the other component when the components are assembled together. The paper board panel is uncreased, unscored and unfolded and includes first and second panel areas for adhesive attachment of the plastic components. During assembly, the paper board panel is tautly stretched about and adhesively bonded to the assembled plastic components along the faces of the planar surfaces opposite the recording medium holding faces and along a transverse spline edge of the assembled, the creases defining the spline of the book being formed in the paper board panel during adhesive bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Bolongia, Larry D. Durham, Ken Frietag, George F. Rufo, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040144662
    Abstract: A storage container for holding multiple discs includes a container cover and a container base, the container base including a rosette for supporting a disc within a disc mounting area thereon, a leaf including a rosette for mounting a disc on a first side thereof, the leaf being dimensioned to fit within the base when the container is closed, and a pair of hinges mounting the leaf adjacent the disc mounting area of the base for providing relative rotational movement between the base and the leaf, whereby a disc mounted on the base can be accessed by rotating the leaf about the hinge means when the container is open between an unpivoted rest position overlying the disc mounting area and a pivoted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: David L. Bolognia, Ken Frietag, George F. Rufo
  • Publication number: 20040134807
    Abstract: A storage package for multiple recording media includes a plurality of paper board panels arranged end to end and separated from each other by spline strips which allow the panels to be folded upon one another to resemble a closed book. First and second plastic, recording medium-holding latching trays are attached to the inside face of the last panel to be folded and to the panel face opposite the inside face in the folded configuration. Upstanding wall portions on one of the latching trays nest within the corresponding wall portions of the other latching tray when the latching trays are assembled together. Additional trays for holding recording media are attached to panel faces which are in the interior of the package in the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Travis Westmeyer, David L. Bolognia, Larry D. Durham, Ken Frietag, George F. Rufo
  • Publication number: 20040084337
    Abstract: A storage package for a recording medium configured to resemble a book includes a paper board panel, releasably attached to first and second plastic, recording medium-holding components, each including a planar surface having means on one face for holding a recording. Upstanding wall portions on one of the components nest within the corresponding wall portions of the other component when the components are assembled together. The paper board panel is uncreased, unscored and unfolded and includes first and second panel areas for adhesive attachment of the plastic components. During assembly, the paper board panel is tautly stretched about and adhesively bonded to the assembled plastic components along the faces of the planar surfaces opposite the recording medium holding faces and along a transverse spline edge of the assembled, the creases defining the spline of the book being formed in the paper board panel during adhesive bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: David L. Bolongia, Larry D. Durham, Ken Frietag, George F. Rufo