Patents by Inventor Michael Lawrence Schumann

Michael Lawrence Schumann 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).

  • Device for releasably securing to a support surface
    Patent number: 8234759
    Abstract: A device for releasably securing to a support surface, such as a cork board, bulletin board and/or cubicle wall is provided. The device has a body, at least one pin movably coupled to the body for securing the body to a support surface, and an actuator coupled to the body and arranged to move the pin between a first position and a second position. The body may have a cavity and the pin may be movable between a first position where the pin is recessed within the cavity and a second position where the pin protrudes out of the cavity for securing the body to a support surface. In one embodiment, the device is a clip for releasably holding an object, such as paper, to the support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: Agnete Enga, Kirsten Climer, Michael Lawrence Schumann, Jonathan Newman Cedar
  • DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY SECURING TO A SUPPORT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20100107373
    Abstract: A device for releasably securing to a support surface, such as a cork board, bulletin board and/or cubicle wall is provided. The device has a body, at least one pin movably coupled to the body for securing the body to a support surface, and an actuator coupled to the body and arranged to move the pin between a first position and a second position. The body may have a cavity and the pin may be movable between a first position where the pin is recessed within the cavity and a second position where the pin protrudes out of the cavity for securing the body to a support surface. In one embodiment, the device is a clip for releasably holding an object, such as paper, to the support device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Staples The Office Superstore, LLC
    Inventors: Agnete Enga, Kirsten Climer, Michael Lawrence Schumann, Johathan Newman Cedar