Patents by Inventor Peter Cotutsca

Peter Cotutsca 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: 7979921
    Abstract: A utility holder assembly for securely holding articles such as eyewear and the like, small tools and accessories such as screwdrivers, flash lights, pliers, and the like, and writing utensils such as pencils, pens and the like to the sides of various types and styles of headwear. The utility holder assembly may be mounted on the outside surface or the inside surface of the headwear to accommodate easy insertion of an article for temporary storage. The holder may include a gripping mechanism such as hook and loop fasteners, a ductile layer, or a ductile member, such that the holder may be configured to conform to the shape of the article to more securely retain the article within the holder. The utility holder may also hold an article securely when the headwear is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Broadmark, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Cotutsca
  • Patent number: 7275270
    Abstract: A utility holder assembly for securely holding articles such as eyewear and the like, small tools and accessories such as screwdrivers, flash lights, pliers, and the like, and writing utensils such as pencils, pens and the like to the sides of various types and styles of headwear. The utility holder assembly may be mounted on the outside surface or the inside surface of the headwear to accommodate easy insertion of an article for temporary storage. The holder may include a gripping mechanism such as hook and loop fasteners, a ductile layer, or a ductile member, such that the holder may be configured to conform to the shape of the article to more securely retain the article within the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Broadmark, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Cotutsca
  • Publication number: 20070220656
    Abstract: A utility holder assembly for securely holding articles such as eyewear and the like, small tools and accessories such as screwdrivers, flash lights, pliers, and the like, and writing utensils such as pencils, pens and the like to the sides of various types and styles of headwear. The utility holder assembly may be mounted on the outside surface or the inside surface of the headwear to accommodate easy insertion of an article for temporary storage. The holder may include a gripping mechanism such as hook and loop fasteners, a ductile layer, or a ductile member, such that the holder may be configured to conform to the shape of the article to more securely retain the article within the holder. The utility holder may also hold an article securely when the headwear is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: Peter Cotutsca
  • Publication number: 20070028360
    Abstract: A utility holder assembly for securely holding articles such as eyewear and the like, small tools and accessories such as screwdrivers, flash lights, pliers, and the like, and writing utensils such as pencils, pens and the like to the sides of various types and styles of headwear. The utility holder assembly may be mounted on the outside surface or the inside surface of the headwear to accommodate easy insertion of an article for temporary storage. The holder may include a gripping mechanism such as hook and loop fasteners, a ductile layer, or a ductile member, such that the holder may be configured to conform to the shape of the article to more securely retain the article within the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Peter Cotutsca
  • Patent number: 6059123
    Abstract: A storage rack for flat rectangular and/or round articles such as audio and video cassettes, compact disks, computer disks, computer tape cartridges and many types of digital or analog, and/or magnetic or optical storage media comprises a shelf unit having a rear vertical support and a plurality of spaced parallel shelves projecting outwardly from the rear vertical support, and a support mechanism for supporting the storage rack in an upright position with the rear vertical support inclined vertically. Each adjacent pair of shelves comprises stepped formations to slideably receive the rearmost portion of a plurality of articles of various shape and size, and to support the article in a generally upwardly inclined orientation. Articles of various shapes and sizes can be stored interchangeably at any available horizontal and vertical storage position within the multiple media storage rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: Peter Cotutsca
  • Patent number: 4901456
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed herein having a base defining a display area between the opposite surfaces of a pair of plates in which a member is magnetically supported on a filament extending between one plate and the member which a magnetic is mounted on the other plate. Magnetic material or a second magnetic is carried on the member in attractive relationship to the first magnetic so that the member is magnetically suspended in the display area pulling taut against the filament. Articles to be displayed such as photos or the like are mounted for visual observation on the member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Inventor: Peter Cotutsca
  • Patent number: D306377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Inventor: Peter Cotutsca