Patents by Inventor Stephen Arthur Withington

Stephen Arthur Withington 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: 5912875
    Abstract: There is provided a new and useful apparatus for applying a removable protective cover to an optical disc in which the optical disc has a circular configuration, an aperture centered therein and an outer edge. The cover comprises at least one sheet of film of generally circular configuration which corresponds to the circular configuration of the disc. The cover is constructed of a material that will not adversely interfere with the read process of the disc when the cover is in place about the disc. The cover further comprises a plurality of resilient clasps spaced about a circumferential edge of the film to engage the disc about its outer edge in a snap-on spring-like fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Digital Armor Inc.
    Inventors: Micheal D. Lowe, Tom A. Borhot, Pijo Andric, Oliver J. Medic, Warren J. Blatz, Douglas Christian Greening, Stephen Arthur Withington
  • Patent number: 5787069
    Abstract: There is provided a new and useful protective cover for an optical disc of circular configuration having a circular aperture centered therein and having an outer edge. The protective cover is a sheet of film of generally circular configuration corresponding to the configuration of the disc, wherein the film is of a material that will not interfere with the read process of the disc when the cover is in place about the disc. The protective cover has a plurality of clasps spaced about a circumferential edge of the film to engage the disc about its outer edge in a snap fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Digital Armor Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Lowe, Tom A. Borhot, Paule Pijo William Zono Andric, Oliver J. Medic, Warren J. Blatz, Douglas Christian Greening, Stephen Arthur Withington
  • Patent number: 5653562
    Abstract: Apparatus for facilitating drilling or similar machining operations upon a workpiece, the apparatus including a vertically directed vee shaped recess (15) for interchangeably receiving and centring tool guide arrangements (18) for the tools required to be used for machining the workpiece; and means (19) for cramping a selected tool guide arrangement (18) against the mutually inclined faces of the vee shaped recess (15); and with a vee shaped recess (14) whose apex (17) is directed transversely of the apex (16) of the vee shaped recess (15) and intersects the apex (16) of the vee shaped recess; a workpiece support means (26) mounted for displacement towards and away from the vee shaped recess (14) in such manner that a workpiece (27) placed upon the workpiece support means (26) can be brought into firm contact with the faces of the vee shaped recess (14), and means for positionally locating a workpiece upon the workpiece support means (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventors: Harry William Norton, Stephen Arthur Withington