Patents by Inventor Matthew Alan Wills

Matthew Alan Wills 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).

  • Illuminated merchandiser, retrofit kit and related methods
    Patent number: 10952548
    Abstract: A product display merchandiser comprising a base configured to be coupled to a shelving unit, a tray defined by at least one sidewall, wherein the tray is movable relative to the base, a lens positioned at a front end of the tray, and a lighting element configured to illuminate the lens. A retrofitting system comprising a light pipe and a body for connecting the light pipe to a merchandiser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Retail Space Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Eric Jeffery Pollpeter, Matthew Alan Wills, Craig Alan Fluegge, Julia Padvoiskis
  • ILLUMINATED MERCHANDISER, RETROFIT KIT AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180103775
    Abstract: A product display merchandiser comprising a base configured to be coupled to a shelving unit, a tray defined by at least one sidewall, wherein the tray is movable relative to the base, a lens positioned at a front end of the tray, and a lighting element configured to illuminate the lens. A retrofitting system comprising a light pipe and a body for connecting the light pipe to a merchandiser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Raymond Kaczmarek, Gregory Todd Ruggles, Eric Jeffery Pollpeter, Matthew Alan Wills, Craig Alan Fluegge, John Watry, Steven Loomis, Julia Padvoiskis
  • Hands-free user interface devices
    Patent number: 9241851
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hands-free user interface device includes a first plate, a second plate spaced from the first plate, a sensor associated with the plates adapted to detect when the first plate pivots relative to the second plate, and a controller adapted to receive signals from the sensor and output control signals to another component based upon the received signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Kathryn Jeanne De Laurentis, Merry Lynn Morris, Matthew Alan Wills, Sravan Kumar Elineni
  • Hands-free user interface devices
    Publication number: 20130085632
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a hands-free user interface device includes a first plate, a second plate spaced from the first plate, a sensor associated with the plates adapted to detect when the first plate pivots relative to the second plate, and a controller adapted to receive signals from the sensor and output control signals to another component based upon the received signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Kathryn Jeanne De Laurentis, Merry Lynn Morris, Matthew Alan Wills, Sravan Kumar Elineni