Patents by Inventor Norman P. Katz

Norman P. Katz 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).

  • System for managing multimedia discs, tracks and files on a standalone computer
    Patent number: 6356971
    Abstract: A computer system is provided that allows the content of a user's collection of fixed and removable media to be managed without regard to a specific type of media. The computer system performs equally well with files on floppy discs, removable hard-disks such as Iomega Zip, CDDA discs, CD-ROM discs, DVD-ROM discs and recordable or re-writeable variants of CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Norman P. Katz, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Junichi Nakamura
  • Graphical user interface for a display screen
    Patent number: D436580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Navano, Norman P. Katz, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Junichi Nakamura
  • Icon of a multiple CD changer for a display screen
    Patent number: D441373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Norman P. Katz, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Junichi Nakamura