Patents by Inventor Richard A. Stehura

Richard A. Stehura 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: 5421453
    Abstract: A compact disc package made of double paneled paper board and including a base panel assembly and a cover panel assembly that are joined by an edge panel and will fold to overlie each other and to open by hinging at the edge panel. The base panel assembly formed such that the double walls of the base panel assembly are unattached in corner portions of such panel assembly and slots are provided to permit access to a space between the double walls. An insert, which is slightly smaller than the base panel assembly, is flexible such that its corner portions can be inserted through the slots into the spaces between the walls of the inner and outer base panels. The insert includes retainers for holding a compact disc in position on the base panel assembly while the cover panel assembly is hinged over the insert and a compact disc on the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jill L. Harrer, David E. Bade, Gregory W. Newman, Richard A. Stehura, Mark A. Arps
  • Patent number: 5419433
    Abstract: A compact disc package made of paper board and including a base panel assembly and a cover panel assembly that are joined by an edge panel and will fold to overlie each other and to open by hinging at the edge panel. The base panel assembly is formed with an outer base panel and two inner base panel sections that fold inwardly from opposite edges of the outer base panel and form pockets for receiving an insert for a compact disc. The insert is flexible such that its corner portions can be inserted through the slots into the pockets formed panel. The insert includes retainers for holding a compact disc in position on the base panel assembly while the cover panel assembly is hinged over the insert and a compact disc on the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jill L. Harrer, David E. Bade, Gregory W. Newman, Richard A. Stehura, Mark A. Arps