Patents by Inventor Margaret Clauder

Margaret Clauder 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: 6109678
    Abstract: A carrying strap for a notebook computer includes a continuous loop strap generally formed into an elongated oval shape, which includes a generally parallel pair of generally straight portions with opposite ends connected by curved portions. The strap is folded about a transverse axis, and wrapped around a hinged bottom edge of a notebook computer. A plurality of separable fasteners are arranged in a series on an intermediate segment of each straight portion of the strap and attached to opposite sides of the computer. There are preferably four separable fasteners attached to each side of the computer. Each separable fastener is preferably comprised of a first hook-and-loop fastener detachably fastened to a second hook-and-loop fastener. The first hook-and-loop fastener is preferably fixedly attached to the strap by stitching, and the second hook-and-loop fastener is preferably fixedly attached to the computer by adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventors: Tony Esfandiari, Stanley Hirschman, Margaret Clauder