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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080257765 | Fixed Panel, Hinged Disc Storage Package A package for discs that includes a frame and a planar insert. The frame includes a front face and a rear face, connected by a hinge allowing access to the disc housed between the faces. The planar insert is attached to both faces of the frame. The hinge is flexible, al... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20070017834 | Portable speaker assembly A portable speaker assembly having a first driver coupled to a first portion of a telescoping enclosure and a second driver coupled to a second portion of the telescoping enclosure. The telescoping enclosure is movable between a first position and a second position and ... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20070012584 | Archive for memory cards An album-like package and storage container is formed of two housing sections that pivot into (and out of) mating engagement. To motivate retention of the memory card package for subsequent storage application, one housing section contains multiple open receptacles or c... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070012583 | Media storage disk box A media storage disk box for containing a media storage disk, or optical disc, includes a unitary plastic body having a first panel, a second panel, and a spine panel, the spine panel intermediate of the first panel and the second panel, the first panel and the second p... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20070007151 | Container and method of making a container A container having a longitudinal dimension may comprise a first pocket member, a second pocket member, and a third pocket member each having substantially the same longitudinal dimension, with the third pocket member being sandwiched between the first and second pocket... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20070000798 | Package having pivoted tray for retaining disc-shaped element Disclosed is a package for storing one or more disc-shaped elements. The package includes a housing structure that defines an internal chamber. The housing structure has at least one open end that provides access to the internal chamber. The package also includes at lea... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060283729 | MAILER AND STORAGE PACKAGE A fold-over cover holder for mailing and storing a compact disc or the like is made from a unitary die-cut blank that defines panels adapted to be folded and selectively secured in juxtaposed relation to create an inside pocket for holding a compact disc. A cover panel ... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060283736 | Long box packaging design for prerecorded media An improved long box package for prerecorded media includes an elongated substantially rectangular box enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of first and second side walls. The box enclosure further includes an open top end, a bottom end adapted to be c... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060231433 | Package with aligned discs on opposite covers A package for housing two discs including a cover forming an elongated spine panel with first and second opposing panels extending therefrom such that the opposing panels selectively rotate between open and closed postions. First and second partial trays attach to the f... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060086630 | Combination CD/DVD gift box A container for alternately storing objects of different standardized sizes is provided. The container includes a body portion having a bottom with a sidewall around its outer periphery to define an interior area for receiving the object to be stored. First and second f... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060065559 | Sleeveless transparent optical disc storage unit Novel optical disc storage units comprising transparent polypropylene are provided. Such storage units exhibit sufficient impact resistance to protect the target disc and sufficient clarity that any informational literature may be placed entirely within the storage unit... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060060482 | Storage casing and method of assembling the same By enlarging a range, in which an insertion and extraction port is opened, optical disks as stored are made easy to turn over to enable readily retrieve the optical disks as stored. A storage casing includes a bottom plate, a front plate provided on the bottom plate thr... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060042968 | Envelope or package including a presentation style slider/drawer A package comprising a back panel, a front panel coupled to said front panel in a manner forming an inside, a lid coupled to said back panel at a pivot edge, an insert tucked into said inside and coupled to said lid away from said pivot edge such that said lid acts as a... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060021887 | Disk storage unit A disk storage unit (U) that houses a plurality of sheet-like protective sleeves (11), each for storing a disk (10) therein, enables storage of a great number of recording media disks, such as CD's, in a limited space. An edge (11b) of each o... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060021886 | Disk storage unit A disk storage unit houses a plurality of sheet-like protective sleeves, each for storing a disk therein. Punched apertures are provided in the protective sleeves, to enable them to be bound in a binder type filing implement. An edge of each of the plurality of protecti... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050279658 | Double sided sleeve with a single sheet non-woven material for holding compact discs A single sheet of non-woven material is provided with sufficient strength and durability to store two compact discs without the necessity of laminating or otherwise interconnecting the non-woven sheet to a backing sheet or other materials for strength. The single sheet ... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050252800 | Case A blank (1) is provided for forming a case, for example for CDs. The blank is folded such that the CD case has a carriage (14) hingedly attached to the case and offset from a case hinge, such that the carriage slides out of a pocket as the case is opened. ... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050252801 | Mailer assembly for transporting fragile media A business form assembly suitable for transmitting CD's, DVD's, prerecorded software and other fragile items through the postal system or courier network is described by the present invention. The assembly includes an inner chamber having a series of raised areas and re... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050230276 | CD holder, protector and information system CD Holder, Protector and Information System. The system incorporates a plurality of sheets of material that are sized and shaped to form, when folded, a holder for CDs that also protects the CDs and in addition provides a plurality of surfaces on which to place printed ... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050218019 | Disc sleeve with retention feature A disc sleeve is provided for allowing safe storage of discs and/or information articles. The sleeve may include a disc access opening formed on a wall of the sleeve and an information article access opening along an edge of the sleeve. The sleeve also may include a dis... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050199516 | Sleeve assembly for digital media disk A sleeve assembly (200, 300) for a digital media disk (90) or similar flat product is disclosed. The sleeve assembly includes a sleeve member (210, 370/380) having a plurality of hingedly connected panels (216, 226, 236, 316, 336), wherein on... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050199515 | SLEEVE FOR DIGITAL MEDIA DISK A sleeve assembly (100) for a digital media disk (90) or similar flat product, made from paperboard. The sleeve assembly includes a sleeve member (110) having a plurality of hingedly connected panels (116, 126, 136), wherein one or more of th... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050161350 | Grooved board packaging and blank therefor A package for storage of at least one recording medium has a paperboard component formed from a blank folded along a horizontal midline to define a double thickness, with an exposed outer face thereof being coated and printed and a concealed inner face thereof being unp... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050121342 | Compact disc protective sleeve package A compact disc protective sleeve package, utilized to prevent compact discs from falling out of a protective sleeve, and comprising a first surface layer and a second surface layer configured to be corresponding layers. An intermediary layer is further configured betwee... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050087462 | Apparatus for packaging a product in a box-shaped container An apparatus (10) for packaging a product, in particular for packaging a product in pieces, preferably an edible product, in a box-shaped container (12) that comprises at least one tab to be folded. The apparatus comprises means for feeding the box-shaped ... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050072694 | System and apparatus for protecting digital media The present invention is directed to a packaging system and apparatus for transporting digital media, such as DVDs or compact discs. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the packaging system includes an inner pocket made of high-density po... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050060735 | Compact media archive A unit created to store and organize large numbers of laser discs in a significantly reduced space is disclosed. The unit, known as the Compact Media Archive, consists of folded cards made from durable paper or plastic sheets (11). Margins perpendicular to the fo... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050029136 | DVD-CD filing sleeve A file sleeve for retaining at least one compact disk or the like in a conventional file cabinet has two superimposed panels joined to form a single sheet of two plies. Each of the panels is embossed to provide a circular, disc receiving recess between the plies. In add... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050029135 | Compact disc mailer and file folder A CD mailer and pocket file, the pocket file having a two-ply front wall and a single ply rear wall. The two-ply wall has a slot in one of the plies to receive a CD into a CD retaining recess between the plies. A mailer flap connected to one of the walls along a fold li... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050016879 | System for packing and sealing a data medium cover A system for packing and sealing a data medium cover includes a collapsible package having front and rear panels configured for sandwiching the cover therebetween, and two end walls interconnecting the front and rear walls for defining, in an uncollapsed state, a sleeve... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050006258 | Disc holder suitable for binding A disc holder formed from a base layer of material and a top layer of material that has a surface area less than the base layer, the layers being adhered and arranged to provide that the trim edge is free of the top layer upon trimming thereby preventing contamination o... | 01/13/2005 |