Patents by Inventor Gary N. Stapleford
Gary N. Stapleford 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).
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Patent number: 9483896Abstract: A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of the pusher. Certain embodiments of the invention include a door assembly, which controls consumer access to product located behind the door assembly, a stop for limiting the forward progression of the pusher along the track, and mechanisms for generating data relating to when and/or for how long the door assembly is open.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLCInventors: Thomas A. Lockwood, Roger K. Miller, Scott H. Stapleford, Gary N. Stapleford
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Publication number: 20150235502Abstract: A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of the pusher. Certain embodiments of the invention include a door assembly, which controls consumer access to product located behind the door assembly, a stop for limiting the forward progression of the pusher along the track, and mechanisms for generating data relating to when and/or for how long the door assembly is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Thomas A. Lockwood, Roger K. Miller, Scott H. Stapleford, Gary N. Stapleford
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Patent number: 9052994Abstract: A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of the pusher. Certain embodiments of the invention include a door assembly, which controls consumer access to product located behind the door assembly, a stop for limiting the forward progression of the pusher along the track, and mechanisms for generating data relating to when and/or for how long the door assembly is open.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLCInventors: Thomas A. Lockwood, Roger K. Miller, Scott H. Stapleford, Gary N. Stapleford
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Patent number: 8386075Abstract: A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of the pusher. Certain embodiments of the invention include a door assembly, which controls consumer access to product located behind the door assembly, a stop for limiting the forward progression of the pusher along the track, and mechanisms for generating data relating to when and/or for how long the door assembly is open.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLCInventors: Thomas A. Lockwood, Roger K. Miller, Scott H. Stapleford, Gary N. Stapleford
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Publication number: 20120209426Abstract: A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of the pusher. Certain embodiments of the invention include a door assembly, which controls consumer access to product located behind the door assembly, a stop for limiting the forward progression of the pusher along the track, and mechanisms for generating data relating to when and/or for how long the door assembly is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLC.Inventors: Thomas A. Lockwood, Roger K. Miller, Scott H. Stapleford, Gary N. Stapleford
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Patent number: 8190289Abstract: A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of the pusher. Certain embodiments of the invention include a door assembly, which controls consumer access to product located behind the door assembly, a stop for limiting the forward progression of the pusher along the track, and mechanisms for generating data relating to when and/or for how long the door assembly is open.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Rock-Tenn Shared Services, LLCInventors: Thomas A. Lockwood, Roger K. Miller, Scott H. Stapleford, Gary N. Stapleford
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Publication number: 20100017025Abstract: A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of the pusher. Certain embodiments of the invention include a door assembly, which controls consumer access to product located behind the door assembly, a stop for limiting the forward progression of the pusher along the track, and mechanisms for generating data relating to when and/or for how long the door assembly is open.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: ROCK-TENN SHARED SERVICES, LLCInventors: Thomas A. Lockwood, Roger K. Miller, Scott H. Stapleford, Gary N. Stapleford
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Patent number: 4779209Abstract: In a system for editing documents having text and voice components, portions of a document are selected by cursor control to display text characters and associated voice symbols or tokens representing the voice component position and time-length.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1986Date of Patent: October 18, 1988Assignee: Wang Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Gary N. Stapleford, Deane C. Osborne
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Patent number: 4627001Abstract: A dictation and editing system includes microphone and keyboard inputs to a programmed computer system. The author may control the selection and entry of microphone and keyboard inputs for storage and display. Keyboard entries are displayed as alpha-numeric or other characters, while recorded speech is displayed simply as a sequence of box-like characters called voice token marks. Each token mark indicates 1 second of speech, and one line of marks represents 60 seconds of speech.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1982Date of Patent: December 2, 1986Assignee: Wang Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Gary N. Stapleford, Deane C. Osborne
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Patent number: 4595921Abstract: In a communication facility a masterstation initially directs a single inquiry signal to the aggregate of the operating stations and receives a response from this aggregate indicating by its structure which of the several individual stations currently needs service from the communication facility. Messages are thereafter exchanged between the masterstation and those stations only which need service to inform the masterstation as to the details of the needed service. The many message exchanges between the master station and individual stations needing nothing is eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1983Date of Patent: June 17, 1986Assignee: Wang Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: An Wang, Gary N. Stapleford, Richard W. Neiss
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Patent number: 4521881Abstract: A broadband data communication system provides effective increased bandwidth for the transmission of electrical information signals in the system. The signal transmission medium is a coaxial cable having main receive and transmit branches, and having drop line pairs connected to the main branches at junction points. A plurality of user devices is connected to each drop line pair, including a particular set connected to a particular pair. Each user device of the set can transmit and receive signals of local frequencies in a selected bandwidth. Frequency isolation means is connected to the particular drop line pair adjacent its junction point, and passes signals of the local frequencies only from the transmit drop line to the receive drop line, while blocking signals of the local frequencies from transmission over the main cable branches. The particular set of user devices and the filter isolation means together define a subnet.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 1981Date of Patent: June 4, 1985Assignee: Wang Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Gary N. Stapleford, Andrew J. Borsa
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Patent number: 4055730Abstract: A circuit for detecting dial pulses at a receiving telephone transmitted from a sending telephone after the telephones are interconnected. Detecting circuits, including bandpass filters and summing and threshold circuits transmit a probable pulse signal. A probable pulse signal indicates that the signals on the telephone line have the characteristics present whenever the dialing mechanism at the sending telephone is actuated. A digital correlation circuit receives all the probable pulse signals and advances a counter which stores the number representing the dialed digit if a correlation exists.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1975Date of Patent: October 25, 1977Assignee: Comex Systems, Inc.Inventors: Gary N. Stapleford, Joel E. Sandahl