Patents by Inventor Robert S. Old

Robert S. Old 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: 8910801
    Abstract: A product positioning apparatus for use on display shelves is provided. The system has a track with opposed sides, and a front portion that houses an inductive transmission coil. A product pusher is coupled to the track, and is guided down the track along the sides. The pusher has an inductive receiving coil in it, that provides power to a display element on the front face of the pusher, when the receiving coil is in proximity to the transmission coil within the track. The system also includes a biasing element that biases the pusher to the front of the track. A forward stop element is coupled directly in front of the track, and stops products on the track at the front of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: L & P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Carolyn Johnson, Leroy B. Johnson, Robert S. Old
  • Publication number: 20140251933
    Abstract: A shelving system includes a retaining wall having a panel of integrally formed flanges extending therefrom in spaced columns and rows, with each flange defining a pocket with the panel. The system includes one or more shelves, with each shelf including a support platform, opposing side panels, and a back panel extending from the support platform. A portion of the back panel forms a hook configured for engagement with one of the pockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Robert S. Old, Steven C. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20130341292
    Abstract: A product positioning apparatus for use on display shelves is provided. The system has a track with opposed sides, and a front portion that houses an inductive transmission coil. A product pusher is coupled to the track, and is guided down the track along the sides. The pusher has an inductive receiving coil in it, that provides power to a display element on the front face of the pusher, when the receiving coil is in proximity to the transmission coil within the track. The system also includes a biasing element that biases the pusher to the front of the track. A forward stop element is coupled directly in front of the track, and stops products on the track at the front of the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: CAROLYN JOHNSON, LEROY B. JOHNSON, ROBERT S. OLD
  • Patent number: 6216884
    Abstract: A portable fabric bolt hanger in the form of a substantially planar frame includes an upper portion, a body portion, and a base. The upper and body portions fit inside the hollow core tube of a fabric bolt, so that the fabric bolt is supported by the base. A handhold and a hanging hook are formed in the upper portion so that the fabric bolt hanger supporting a fabric bolt may be easily handled and may be hung from conventional display racks. Hinges are provided in the hanger allowing the hanger to be folded and its length thereby adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: L.A. Darling Company
    Inventors: Larry K. Terry, D. Deane Allinson, Robert S. Old
  • Patent number: 4963237
    Abstract: More effective electrochemical activation of IVD aluminum coatings, stable against the formation of passive oxide films, is made possible by ionic vapor deposition of metal-coated or alloyed aluminum or magnesium wire onto steel or aluminum substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Inventors: Robert S. Olds, Kenny Murphy