Patents by Inventor Lawrence G. Kern

Lawrence G. Kern 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: 4148533
    Abstract: A display rack for displaying in a market the combination of packaged soft drinks, advertising signs associated therewith, and chilled soft drinks for local consumption in the market is described. The display rack includes a central station in which a lithographed artwork depicting the products being sold or dispensed is disposed. A chilled beverage dispenser fits into the central section below the lithographed artwork. On each side of the central section is a shelf unit for storing and displaying packaged beverages of a like or similar kind to those dispensed in the central section of the display rack, as well as to those found in the packaged goods section at a separate location of the supermarket. A roof or canopy fits over all three sections of the display rack and holds them together as one unit. The canopy has an open top and diffuser panels in the bottom thereof to faciliate the illumination of the display rack sections with ambient light. A plurality of decorative lanterns are secured to the canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Rafael T. Bustos, William B. Taylor, Charles L. Davis, Lawrence G. Kern
  • Patent number: D252363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1979
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Lawrence G. Kern, Charles L. Davis, Rafael T. Bustos, William B. Taylor