Patents by Inventor Toby S. Welles

Toby S. Welles 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: 7147190
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to multipositional accessory shelf support mechanism for placing items (e.g., hand-held items such as a computer mouse) on a shelfing surface so that such items are readily accessible while a user is operating his or her computer. Specifically, the present invention comprises a first and second bracket means connected to each other by at least one pair of linkage arms. The first bracket means is attached to a work surface, preferably a keyboard support tray. The second bracket means is capable of supporting an accessory shelf. In one alternative embodiment, the first and second bracket means are pivotally connected to each other. This linkage enables the accessory shelf positioned thereon to be vertically maneuvered upwardly or downwardly. The first bracket means may be removably attached to the work surface. This enables the support assembly to be removed from one area of the work surface and then attached to another area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Toby S. Welles, George Mileos
  • Publication number: 20040227042
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to multipositional accessory shelf support mechanism for placing items (e.g., hand-held items such as a computer mouse) on a shelfing surface so that such items are readily accessible while a user is operating his or her computer. Specifically, the present invention comprises a first and second bracket means connected to each other by at least one pair of linkage arms. The first bracket means is attached to a work surface, preferably a keyboard support tray. The second bracket means is capable of supporting an accessory shelf. In one alternative embodiment, the first and second bracket means are pivotally connected to each other. This linkage enables the accessory shelf positioned thereon to be vertically maneuvered upwardly or downwardly. The first bracket means may be removably attached to the work surface. This enables the support assembly to be removed from one area of the work surface and then attached to another area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Toby S. Welles, George Mileos
  • Patent number: 5842563
    Abstract: A storage container comprising an outer shell and an insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing information-bearing discs and accompanying printed matter. The insertable drawer member includes features to store the discs by contacting non-information bearing surfaces thereof as well as means for selectively retrieving the printed matter together with the disc from the outer shell. The drawer includes a top segment and a bottom segment that are hinged together. The bottom segment has outwardly extending flexible side walls with respect to the bottom segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Laserfile International, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur G. F. Herr, Robert W. Johnson, Toby S. Welles
  • Patent number: 5779038
    Abstract: A storage container comprising an outer shell and an insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing information-bearing discs and accompanying printed matter. The insertable drawer member includes features to store the discs by contacting non-information bearing surfaces thereof as well as means for selectively retrieving the printed matter together with the disc from the outer shell. The container of the invention additionally comprises a tamper seal formed integral therewith which fractures the first time the drawer member is withdrawn from the shell for determining whether the storage container has ever been opened to access its contents after it was sealed at the factory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur G. F. Herr, Robert W. Johnson, Toby S. Welles
  • Patent number: 5445265
    Abstract: A storage container comprising an outer shell and an insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing information-bearing discs and accompanying printed matter. The insertable drawer member includes features to store the discs by contacting non-information bearing surfaces thereof as well as means for selectively retrieving the printed matter together with the disc from the outer shell. The container of the invention additionally comprises a tamper seal formed integral therewith which fractures the first time the drawer member is withdrawn from the shell for determining whether the storage container has ever been opened to access its contents after it was sealed at the factory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur G. F. Herr, Robert W. Johnson, Toby S. Welles
  • Patent number: 4899875
    Abstract: An insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing digitally coded discs within an outer housing in a manner which ensures that information bearing areas of said discs are not damaged during insertion or removal therefrom, the insertable drawer member comprising: a base at least partially defined by a pair of opposed side walls, having upon its surface a semicircular groove configured for the insertion of a portion of the digitally coded disc by pressure contact, wherein only a non-information-bearing surface portion of the disc is ever contacted by the drawer member. The drawer member further comprises a lid integrally formed with the base and provided upon at least a portion of a front face thereof with a serrated gripping area to facilitate grasping and moving the drawer member to access the disc. A lower edge of the lid is configured for contact relation with an abutting V-shaped upper edge portion of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Herr, Toby S. Welles, Robert W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 4881640
    Abstract: An insertable drawer member configured and diimensioned for receiving and storing digitally coded discs within an outer housing in a manner which ensures that information bearing areas of said discs are not damaged during insertion or removal therefrom, the insertable drawer member comprising: a base at least partially defined by a pair of opposed side walls, having upon its surface a semicircular groove configured for the insertion of a portion of the digitally coded disc by pressure contact, wherein only a non-information-bearing surface portion of the disc is ever contacted by the drawer member. The drawer member further comprises a lid integrally formed with the base and provided upon at least a portion of a front face thereof with a serrated gripping area to facilitate grasping and moving the drawer member to access the disc. A lower edge of the lid is configured for contact relation with an abutting V-shaped upper edge portion of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Herr, Toby S. Welles, Robert W. Johnson
  • Patent number: 4771883
    Abstract: An insertable drawer member configured and dimensioned for receiving and storing digitally coded discs within an outer housing in a manner which ensures that information bearing areas of said discs are not damaged during insertion or removal therefrom, the insertable drawer member comprising: a base at least partially defined by a pair of opposed side walls, having upon its surface a semicircular groove configured for the insertion of a portion of the digitally coded disc by pressure contact, wherein only a non-information-bearing surface portion of the disc is ever contacted by the drawer member. The drawer member further comprises a lid integrally formed with the base and provided upon at least a portion of a front face thereof with a serrated gripping area to facilitate grasping and moving the drawer member to access the disc. A lower edge of the lid is configured for contact relation with an abutting V-shaped upper edge portion of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Reynard CVC, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Herr, Toby S. Welles, Robert W. Johnson
  • Patent number: D473033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Toby S. Welles, Joyce Anne Steet