Patents by Inventor Laura A. Stamer

Laura A. Stamer 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: 6637588
    Abstract: A device for carrying a compact disc having a central aperture and a method of forming the same are provided. The device comprises a blank formed from a single piece of paper board stock, with the blank including a plurality of fold lines dividing the blank into a plurality of panels. A first one of the panels and a second one of the panels are foldable along a first one of the fold lines to a confronting position, with the first and second panels cooperating to form a pocket therebetween when in the confronting position. At least one of the first and second panels defines a receiving area and includes a receiving aperture. A third one of the panels is foldable along a second one of the fold lines to a folded position overlying the receiving area. The third panel includes an elongated protrusion sized for insertion through the receiving aperture and into the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventor: Laura A. Stamer
  • Patent number: 6354434
    Abstract: A device for carrying a compact disc having a central aperture and a method of forming the same are provided. The device comprises a blank formed from a single piece of paper board stock, with the blank including a generally rectangular portion having a plurality of fold lines dividing the blank into a plurality of sections. At least one of the sections is foldable along a fold line to a closed position in which the one section forms with an adjacent section an enclosure. A hub is formed in the one section, with the hub including a pair of members. Each member includes an outer portion sized to extend through the compact disc aperture. Each member is shiftable between an unfolded position, in which the member is disposed in the plane of the one section, to a first folded position, in which the member outer portion is folded along a first fold line and is positioned to extend through the compact disc aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: R. R. Donnelley & Sons
    Inventor: Laura A. Stamer