Patents by Inventor Craig M. Sinclair

Craig M. Sinclair 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: 9811840
    Abstract: A consumer interface device (“CID”) implemented in a retail store provides an interactive in-store shopping experience. In particular, the CID may provide in-store navigation to a desired product. The CID may receive input from a user specifying the desired product, or the CID may suggest a product and provide navigation to the desired and/or suggested product. The CID may be mounted on a shelf in a retail store and may include a microprocessor, a touchscreen, a digital storage medium, and a networking device. The CID may track the success of particular in-store advertisements with regard to particular consumers or types of consumers; provide in-store navigation to products; enable purchases via a network; and target an individual consumer or group of consumers with product content specifically directed to the respective consumers or groups of consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: THE SINCLAIR GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Craig M. Sinclair
  • Patent number: 9361061
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic display system for retail product displays including an electronic display apparatus, a controller, a database stored plan-o-gram data and associated devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: THE SINCLAIR GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David L. Marx, Craig M. Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20140019231
    Abstract: A consumer interface device (“CID”) implemented in a retail store provides an interactive in-store shopping experience. In particular, the CID may be used to track in-store sales. The CID may be mounted on a shelf in a retail store and may include a microprocessor, a touchscreen, a digital storage medium, and a networking device. The CID may track the success of particular in-store advertisements or product content with regard to particular consumers or types of consumers; provide in-store navigation to products; enable purchases via a network; and target an individual consumer or group of consumers with product content specifically directed to the respective consumers or groups of consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Craig M. Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20140019300
    Abstract: A consumer interface device (“CID”) implemented in a retail store provides an interactive in-store shopping experience. In particular, the CID may provide in-store navigation to a desired product. The CID may receive input from a user specifying the desired product, or the CID may suggest a product and provide navigation to the desired and/or suggested product. The CID may be mounted on a shelf in a retail store and may include a microprocessor, a touchscreen, a digital storage medium, and a networking device. The CID may track the success of particular in-store advertisements with regard to particular consumers or types of consumers; provide in-store navigation to products; enable purchases via a network; and target an individual consumer or group of consumers with product content specifically directed to the respective consumers or groups of consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Craig M. Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20120120327
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic display system for retail product displays including an electronic display apparatus, a controller, a database stored plan-o-gram data and associated devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: David L. Marx, Craig M. Sinclair