Patents by Inventor Kenneth B. Meyers

Kenneth B. Meyers 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).

  • Device for holding the free end of a spool-wound item at a point-of-sale display
    Patent number: 7946524
    Abstract: A device and method for preventing a wound item from inadvertently unwinding from a spool in a point-of-sale display. The point-of-sale display includes a shelf that holds the spool. The shelf has a forward edge that prevents the spool from rolling off the shelf. A device is provided that holds the wound item as it is drawn away from the spool. The device inhibits the movement of the wound item so that the wound item will not unwind from the spool when not manually drawn from the spool. The device includes a clip body that selectively engages the forward edge of the shelf proximate the spool. A retention mechanism is coupled to the clip body, wherein the retention mechanism receives and retains a section of the wound item, thereby preventing said wound item from inadvertently unwinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Kenneth B. Meyers
  • Tantalum foil capacitor with strong acid electrolyte
    Patent number: 4231076
    Abstract: A low ESR tantalum foil electrolytic capacitor uses a 30-40 wt % sulfuric acid electrolyte and a porous, synthetic spacer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1980
    Assignee: Sprague Electric Company
    Inventors: Mark Markarian, Kenneth B. Meyer