Patents by Inventor William Cassiday Howerton

William Cassiday Howerton 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: 6065593
    Abstract: A locking device for releasable securing a compact disc to a disc seat provided in a compact disc case. The device has a flat base, a raised circular shoulder located on the base, and a raised button located on the top of the circular shoulder. The device inserts between the bottom of the case and the disc seat so that the base rests against the bottom of the case, the circular shoulder of the device removable inserts into the middle of the central retaining ring, and the button extends upward through the center opening of the central retaining ring. Although a compact disc can be inserted onto the disc seat without the user manually depressing the button, a compact disc can only be removed for the retaining disk seat by first depressing the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Inventors: William Cassiday Howerton, Dale Ray Jobe