Patents by Inventor Larry Durham

Larry Durham 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).

  • Publication number: 20050150792
    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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: MeadWestvaco Corporation
    Inventors: David Bolognia, Larry Durham, Ken Freitag, George Rufo
  • Patent number: 5701997
    Abstract: A storage package for an article and a booklet includes a pair of panels secured together and movable between a closed storage orientation, wherein the panels are substantially overlying with at least an article and a booklet supported by the article disposed intermediate the pair of panels, and an open use orientation, wherein the panels are not substantially overlying and the article and booklet are accessible. A fixed base formed of plastic defines a cavity with a bottom face mounted on one of the panels and an open top face. A floating holder formed of rigid plastic is disposed within the cavity intermediate the faces for receiving and maintaining thereon the article and booklet, the holder being movable between a plurality of positions variably spaced above the cavity bottom face. A spring secured to one of the base and holder biases the holder above the cavity bottom face, thereby to accommodate booklets of varying thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Ivy Hill Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Brien, Alvin Thomas, George Rufo, Jr., Larry Durham, Anthony L. Gelardi
  • Patent number: 5562207
    Abstract: An optionally glueless storage package for an article includes a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels being movable between an open orientation enabling access to the contents of the package and a collapsed orientation for storage purposes. A holder formed of plastic is disposed on one of the end panels for receiving and maintaining an article thereon. The holder has a far end thereof, remote from the other of the end panels when the plurality of panels is in the open orientation, and an upwardly projecting end wall thereon defining a central recess. An end cap formed of plastic has a near end directly pivotally secured to the holder far end, the end cap far end being a free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Ivy Hill Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Brien, Larry Durham
  • Patent number: 5531321
    Abstract: A storage package for an article and a booklet includes a pair of panels secured together and movable between a closed storage orientation, wherein the panels are substantially overlying with at least an article and a booklet supported by the article disposed intermediate the pair of panels, and an open use orientation, wherein the panels are not substantially overlying and the article and booklet are accessible. A fixed base formed of plastic defines a cavity with a bottom face mounted on one of the panels and an open top face. A floating holder formed of rigid plastic is disposed within the cavity intermediate the faces for receiving and maintaining thereon the article and booklet, the holder being movable between a plurality of positions variably spaced above the cavity bottom face. A spring secured to one of the base and holder biases the holder above the cavity bottom face, thereby to accommodate booklets of varying thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Ivy Hill Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Brien, Alvin Thomas, George Rufo, Jr., Larry Durham, Anthony L. Gelardi
  • Patent number: 5425448
    Abstract: A storage package for an article and a booklet includes a pair of panels secured together and movable between a closed storage orientation, wherein the panels are substantially overlying with at least an article and a booklet supported by the article disposed intermediate the pair of panels, and an open use orientation, wherein the panels are not substantially overlying and the article and booklet are accessible. A fixed base formed of plastic defines a cavity with a bottom face mounted on one of the panels and an open top face. A floating holder formed of rigid plastic is disposed within the cavity intermediate the faces for receiving and maintaining thereon the article and booklet, the holder being movable between a plurality of positions variably spaced above the cavity bottom face. A spring secured to one of the base and holder biases the holder above the cavity bottom face, thereby to accommodate booklets of varying thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1995
    Assignee: Ivy Hill Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Brien, Alvin Thomas, George Rufo, Jr., Larry Durham
  • Patent number: 5366074
    Abstract: In a storage package for a recording medium having a plurality of non-plastic panels (including a pair of end panels) and a holder formed of plastic disposed on one of the panels for receiving and maintaining a recording medium thereon, the improvement wherein (A) a given panel configured and dimensioned to removably receive printed matter therein, (B) the one panel additionally defines at least one lateral spine visible when the plurality of panels is in a collapsed orientation, and (C) the holder is releasably secured to the one panel and easily removable therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Ivy Hill Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Brien, Herbert Friedman, Donald R. Ford, Larry Durham
  • Patent number: 5205405
    Abstract: A holder for a compact disc includes a tray adapted to releasably receive a compact disc thereon, and a base in telescopic relationship with the tray. The holder is movable from a spanning configuration wherein the base and tray are substantially untelescoped to a telescoped configuration wherein the base and tray are substantially overlying. The holder is used in an ecologically and economically desirable package which is switchable from an extended blank orientation, through an intermediate display orientation, to a collapsed home orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Ivy Hill Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. O'Brien, Larry Durham