Patents by Inventor Tom A. Borhot

Tom A. Borhot 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).

  • Applicator for protective cover for an optical disc
    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
  • Protective cover for an optical disc
    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