Patents by Inventor William J. Dieter

William J. Dieter 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).

  • Publication number: 20240148167
    Abstract: A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer is provided. The merchandiser includes: a housing that defines a cavity for storing the product; and a controller for facilitating a transaction for the product at the merchandiser. The controller includes one or more processors coupled to one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices have instructions stored therein that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the controller to: receive an input to initiate the transaction for the product; unlock a door of the merchandiser to enable a removal of the product based on receiving the input; initiate a timer that defines an unlock time duration for the door; override the unlock time duration based on a received input; lock the door of the merchandiser based on the override; and charge the customer for the product of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Leer, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Huffar, Stephen J. Dieter, Terry D. Matt, John A. Miller, Nicholas A. Truesdale
  • Patent number: 4385540
    Abstract: Apparatus for scoring glass sheets comprises a rotary drive roll having a tire of resilient material for drivingly engaging the underside of a sheet of glass to be cut. A scoring wheel is mounted above the drive roll and is adjustable to move toward and away from a glass sheet for scoring the upper surface of the glass as the sheet is driven underneath by the drive roll. An adjusting element is provided for supporting and adjusting the position of the scoring wheel relative to the drive roll to maintain a selected scoring depth or as selected for the particular thickness of the glass sheet. Sheets of glass are manually guided and directed between the drive roll and the scoring wheel so that a nonlinear or curved score may be made on the glass surface. In addition, an adjustable guide is provided so that a linear score may be made at a selected distance from one edge of the glass sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Inventor: William J. Dieter