Patents by Inventor Robert W. Wipper

Robert W. Wipper 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: 5253751
    Abstract: A package for the retail display of a compact disc includes the hingedly connected base and cover of the conventional "jewel box", and a tray in which the disc is removably secured by a circular array of flexible fingers, in which the tray differs from the conventional tray in that it is transparent, instead of opaque, and has a narrow slot formed in the elevated portion which extends along its entire length. The compact disc is placed face down in the tray, and the tray is placed face down in the conventional box cover with the slot in the elevated portion receiving and firmly engaging the hinged-end wall of the base to thereby jamb the hinge and lock the box full-open. The locked-open box is shrink-wrapped with transparent film so as to make artwork on the disc itself, and other artwork placed on other available surfaces, clearly visible to browsing purchasers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Wipper
  • Patent number: D352199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Stumpff, Yoshihiko Taniyama, James M. Frische, Robert W. Wipper, Toshijiro Kato