Patents Assigned to Lowe's Companies, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20110106651
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system that facilitates the selection of purchasable items for use in an environs defined by the customer. In one aspect, the system includes a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer. The processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. The processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and each purchasable item or items selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the items in the environs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Stone, Santosh E. Bhasker, Alex C. Panzano, John P. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20110106652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system that facilitates the selection of purchasable items for use in an environs defined by the customer. In one aspect, the system includes a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer. The processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. The processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and each purchasable item or items selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the items in the environs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Stone, Santosh E. Bhasker, Alex C. Panzano, John P. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20110106650
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system that facilitates the selection of purchasable items for use in an environs defined by the customer. In one aspect, the system includes a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer. The processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. The processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and each purchasable item or items selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the items in the environs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Stone, Santosh E. Bhasker, Alex C. Panzano, John P. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20110083757
    Abstract: Various embodiments of air treatment devices (and housings therefor) are provided. The housings are generally configured to provide air treatment devices that lessen the perceived size of the air treatment devices. Further, embodiments provide housings that are typically easier to clean and maintain and to provide ease in access to internal components of the air treatment devices. Embodiments may also position a control display associated with an air treatment device, such that the control display is visible from a position in front and above the air treatment device. Embodiments may also be configured to minimize and/or inhibit air exiting from the air outlet of the air treatment device from immediately reentering the air inlet and thus being recirculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Angela Nixon Shore, Annie Pierce Haynes, Carolyn Morgan Stafford, Jay Kinsley Fording, Paul Richard Manley, Michael Anthony Lorenz, Ludwin Miguel Mora, Hun Jung Choi, Young Jo Kim
  • Patent number: 7909241
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system that facilitates the selection of purchasable items for use in an environs defined by the customer. In one aspect, the system includes a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer. The processing element also is capable of receiving data representing the environs and data representing at least one purchasable item selected by the customer. The processing element is further capable of generating and displaying a three-dimensional graphical representation of the environs and each purchasable item or items selected by the customer so that the customer can visualize the items in the environs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Stone, Santosh E. Bhasker, Alex C. Panzano, John P. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7530622
    Abstract: A system for positioning a tarpaulin on a flatbed is provided. According to one embodiment, the system comprises a lifting device and a tarpaulin positioning apparatus structured to be attached to the lifting device. The lifting device is structured to lift at least a portion of the tarpaulin positioning apparatus above the flatbed and to move the portion of the tarpaulin positioning apparatus over the length of the flatbed from one end to the other. The tarpaulin positioning apparatus is further structured to deploy the tarpaulin on the flatbed as the portion of the tarpaulin positioning apparatus is moved over the length of the flatbed from one end to the other by the lifting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Franklin Hartman, Sammy Lee Barringer, Larry Edward Hamilton
  • Patent number: D572558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D572559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D572560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D572561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D583043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D589321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D589322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D590232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D608616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D609549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D615381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D617623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D620777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch
  • Patent number: D627619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Demers, Joseph Allen Berlepsch